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BellingenNSW Jul 7, 2024

Dead owls are piling up in my freezer

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Dead owls are piling up in my freezer: Perth scientists take a stand

“Enough is enough”, say Australia’s top wildlife experts, sick and tired of mass native wildlife deaths from a source they say the public is not aware of.

WAtoday