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Volunteers say hotline told them to collect dead bird against government advice
Key takeaways
- A dead pied cormorant at Glenelg, which Susan Belperio and Johanna Williams reported to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline.
- A pair of South Australian citizen scientists say they were told to collect a dead sea bird by the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline, in contradiction of official government advice not to touch sick or dead birds.
- The government says it is investigating the situation.
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A dead pied cormorant at Glenelg, which Susan Belperio and Johanna Williams reported to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline. (Supplied: Susan Belperio)
A pair of South Australian citizen scientists say they were told to collect a dead sea bird by the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline, in contradiction of official government advice not to touch sick or dead birds.
The government says it is investigating the situation.
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