EPA probes 'pesticide misuse' after hundreds of birds drop dead
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Authorities are investigating the deaths of hundreds of birds across the inner suburbs of Newcastle, testing whether the birds died of a disease, such as bird flu, or were deliberately poisoned.

In short:

Hundreds of dead and dying birds have fallen from the sky across Newcastle.

The EPA is investigating, collecting samples, and testing to rule out bird flu.

What’s next?

Anyone with information is urged to call the EPA’s environment line.