Large number of water birds found dead on shoreline in De Rust, South Africa

More than 30 Egyptian Geese and Coots were found dead in the water on the shoreline in De Rust on Friday afternoon.

The De Rust Fishing Resort’s owner, Braam Oosthuizen, told Kormorant on Monday that he was shocked by the discovery, as it might indicate that the birds may have been poisoned.

“Our first thought was that they might have been shot, but upon inspection we could not find any injuries. We clean the shoreline daily and on Thursday the water birds were all fine. They have been here for a long time,” he said.

Hartbeespoort Animal Welfare chairperson, Linda Spencer-Coye has taken a carcass to Onderstepoort for an autopsy to establish the cause of the water birds’ death. The result is expected next week.

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