NSW EPA
EPA seeks information after pigeons killed by insecticide in Moree
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking information from the public after receiving a report that around fifty pigeons were found dead in the eastern industrial area of Moree.
EPA officers collected two of the dead birds and sent them for analysis at the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s (DPIE) environmental forensic laboratory.
EPA Manager of Regional Operations Lindsay Fulloon said the EPA, as the regulator responsible for pesticide use, was exploring the possibility that the birds may have been deliberately targeted.
“The toxicology results show that the bird deaths were caused by the insecticide Methomyl, which is toxic to birds and other wildlife,” Mr Fulloon said.