Residents of the city of Engel Vale, Australia, are very worried that hundreds of Corella parrots have begun to die. They are on people straight from the sky.
Sarah King, who works for a wildlife rescue organization, says a huge number of parrots of this species could die in the next few weeks. Experts have so far received many reports that birds die during flight and fall on people's heads. In the last week alone, several hundred dead and dozens of injured parrots were found. King says that they have seen this for several years. She also added that recently only two live birds have been found, but in a terrible state.
Experts say the birds may have eaten a dangerous poison that damaged muscles and nerves. Because of this, parrots may not eat for several weeks and as a result die of hunger. Many of the birds found were in agony. It is worth noting that the experts also found many parrots that were shot. All workers who found so many dead birds were sent home on the same day, because they were in a state of shock.
Today, experts cannot say whether the poison is of natural origin or whether someone is deliberately killing parrots and how long it will continue. Some of the experts believe that birds are poisoned by some kind of plant, because a similar situation with their death occurs every year and leads to the fact that thousands of parrots die as a result of poisoning, hunger or other injuries after their nervous system and muscles cease almost fully function.