Noosa News
Scientific disciplines join forces to solve mystery of 3 million dead birds
Researchers from different scientific disciplines have worked together to solve the mystery of why millions of migrating seabirds were found dead with their stomachs full of pumice.
Pumice is volcanic rock which is filled with air bubbles, meaning it can be light enough to float on water, and can sometimes form huge rafts from undersea eruptions.
Millions of short-tailed shearwaters were found on Australia’s east coast in 2013 with their stomachs full of pumice.Credit:Lauren Roman
One such raft, the largest one recorded in modern times, washed up on the east coast of Australia in 2013, along with millions of dead birds.
An estimated 3 million short-tailed shearwaters were found dead, and a subsequent study found nearly all had large…
-
General13 hours agoShark attack at Tathra Beach leaves 9yo surfer’s board in pieces
-
Noosa News14 hours agoUnborn baby boy fighting for life after 38-week pregnant woman and partner hit by racing P-platers on the Gold Coast
-
General20 hours agoCoroner recommends prison communication review after Lathan Brown’s death
-
Noosa News21 hours agoWhistleblowers claim children told to stay quiet about death of teen in Queensland residential care home