A suspected outbreak of avian botulism is killing thousands of birds in Waikato.
The disease, which causes paralysis in birds, has been recorded in Matamata-Piako District, Waipa District and Waikato District this summer.
There have also unconfirmed reports of bird deaths in the Hauraki District.
About
3000 birds are estimated to have died from the disease in the Waikato region, Fish & Game gamebird manager David Klee said. Along with game ducks, the bacteria was killing black swans, grey teals and the New Zealand dabchick, among others, he said. "It's pretty indiscriminate, anything that sits on those ponds, seems to be affected." Although blood samples had not been taken, Mr Klee said the bird deaths all showed "clinical symptoms" of botulism.
Affected birds were showing signs of paralysis, they were flightless and, in the critical stage, had "lolling" and "drooping" heads.
Most outbreaks were occurring at municipal wastewater treatment plants - and in particular older, less used, oxidation ponds.
Comment: They're not 'chemtrails'; they're regular contrails, it's just that the atmosphere's composition is changing.
Interesting that it's become so obvious now that mainstream media outlets have no choice but to cover it.
And rather than actually investigate the phenomenon, what ready-made smokescreen do they reach for?
Why, the pre-prepared 'chemtrails conspiracy theory' of course!
Chemtrails? Contrails? Strange Skies
Chemtrails, Disinformation and the Sixth Extinction