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Dec, 17 2012 | More incidents

Incident - Rainbow lorikeet deaths - 2012

In early March 2012, a number of wild rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) were report as dead or sick at a number of sites in the eastern and north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Sick birds were showing signs such as diarrhoea, vomiting, regurgitation, and lethargy. In some cases, hand feeding of lorikeets had occurred at the sites where birds were found. Investigations were undertaken by veterinary staff at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary Science and Victorian Department of Primary Industries.
More Information: 
NSW OEH - The dangers of feeding lorikeets 
Necrotic enteritis in free-living rainbow lorikeets [summary in AHSQ Vol. 17 Issue 1]

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