r/Bendigo • u/Pleasant_Inspection9 • 4d ago

Lake Weeroona’s Bin Chicken Island has been decimated.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/dead-ibis-sparks-testing-bendigo-lake-weeroona/107219736?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

Mass deaths of ibises at Lake Weeroona in Bendigo sparks H5N1 bird flu fears

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u/MrPrimeTobias 4d ago

Well that's fucked. I hope they find the cause soon.

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u/Awkward_Look_8987 4d ago

How awful 😞

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u/Sad-Suburbs 3d ago

This is horrible.

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u/GrumpyOldPackRat 3d ago

Its not bird flu. Confirmed via testing. Unsure how they will figure out what it is.

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u/Pleasant_Inspection9 3d ago

Mmm testing is specific and expensive, and without a good lead sadly I’m not sure they will ever find out.

I hope they do though, if it’s poison find and throw the book at them frankly, both possession of restricted poison, distribution of it in a public place and the new animal cruelty laws as well.

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u/Impressive-Tree-5248 2d ago

They are waiting on further tests, the first one was likely a rapid test.