Mystery surrounds cluster of satin bowerbird deaths in the Gold Coast hinterland
by Joe Hinchliffe from Environment | The Guardian on (#62ZJ8)
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In a town perched atop the rainforest hinterland of the Gold Coast, one of Australia's most charismatic birds is suddenly and mysteriously dying.
Rumours and misinformation are swirling around Tamborine Mountain to explain the spate of satin bowerbirds deaths, with fingers pointed at everything from rat poison to 4G phone towers.
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