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Living life to the fullest Tiana-Leigh Smith (13) was diagnosed with a rare lung disease at just three weeks after birth. This sparked the initiative to launch the Tiana-Leigh Lung Foundation, which helps with her medical costs, as well as that of other children with rare lung diseases. A fundraiser to boost the foundation will be held on Friday 28 February. See full story on page 3.
MELKBOS BEACH: SANCCOB INVESTIGATES
Dead birds found KAILIN DANIELS @k10daniels
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number of bird carcasses were found at Soutrivier, Melkbosstrand on Tuesday 11 February amid signs of avian botulism, a natural occurring dis-
ease in birds towards the end of summer when water levels drop. The dead birds, mostly kelp gulls, were collected by a Sanccob volunteer to be assessed. According to a report from Sanccob, given the geographical distribution of the carcasses, there is a
clear relationship between the lagoon and the carcasses, as the carcasses were found along the banks of the lagoon and most carcasses were found down-stream. The age of the carcasses varied from an estimated one to roughly 60 days, with the majority estimated as be-
ing dead for less than one week. “An in-depth site investigation was performed. Specific attention was paid to finding obviously compromised live birds (to bring compromised live birds to Sanccob in Table View for treatment), as well as dead birds, and to collect fresh
avian carcasses suitable for postmortem examination. The river was seemingly stagnant with proliferative growth of algae on the water surface,� Dr David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian at Sanccob, explained. V To page 2