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Subscriber only A flock of shore birds have been found dead on a beach at Bribie Island, believed to have been mowed down by a speeding 4WD, park rangers say. The Department of Environment and Science is investigating the discovery of 11 dead and two injured crested terns south of the third lagoon on Ocean Beach on the island s eastern side. Department compliance office Mike Devery said the birds were found on Wednesday, May 5. Rangers believe the birds were deliberately targeted by a person who was speeding in a four-wheel-drive, and basically lined them up and mowed them down, Mr Devery said.
Birds âlined up and mowed downâ by 4WD on Bribie Island beach
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Thirteen birds were âlined up and mowed downâ by a four-wheel-drive on a Bribie Island beach, according to the Department of Environment and Science.
The department said the incident occurred on Wednesday, May 5, with 11 crested tern birds found dead and two more injured, south of third lagoon on Ocean Beach on the eastern side of the island.
The scene on Ocean Beach on the eastern side of Bribie Island.
Crested terns form flocks along Queenslandâs coastal areas and their main source of food is small fish, which they catch by diving head-first into the water and plucking their prey out.
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Crested terns killed – appeal for information
The Department of Environment and Science (DES) is investigating the discovery of a group of dead and injured shorebirds found on the beach at Bribie Island.
DES compliance officer Mike Devery said on May 5, rangers found 11 dead and two injured crested terns south of third lagoon on Ocean Beach on the eastern side of the island.
“Rangers believe the birds were deliberately targeted by a person who was speeding in a four-wheel-drive, and basically lined them up and mowed them down,” Mr Devery said.
“Unfortunately the two injured birds had to be humanely euthanised, and the department is appealing for public help to identify the person responsible.
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