An outbreak of botulism was responsible for the recent deaths of a large number of ducks at the Camellia Gardens, but the cause remains unknown. St George and Sutherland Shire Leader reporter ...

Botulism looks to be the cause at Washdyke and tests will rule out any exotic disease, the Department of Conservation says.

Otago Fish & Game said it was the first known major outbreak of the bacterial disease in the region, while in Timaru rescuers ...

Dunedin (Monday, 27 January 2025) – The Dunedin City Council has identified Avian Botulism, a disease that causes paralysis in birds and often kills them, at the Waikouaiti wastewater treatment plant, ...

Wildlife rescuers were dealing with a second suspected outbreak of avian botulism after dozens of dead and sick birds were retrieved from Timaru’s Washdyke Lagoon on Monday. Alan Parker of Avian ...

Police have named the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Christchurch on Saturday as Liam Michael Ryan-Morris, 35, of Hornby ...