Researchers reveal 'gut-wrenching' reason birds on remote island make grotesque 'crunching sounds': 'You can hear that while they are still alive'

Researchers reveal 'gut-wrenching' reason birds on remote island make grotesque 'crunching sounds': 'You can hear that while they are still alive'

Researchers made a grim discovery on a remote, "picturesque" Australian island, People reported, with a common environmental scourge to blame. What's happening? Lord Howe Island is the sort of pristine island paradise that graces screensavers, deemed as having "Outstanding Universal Value" by UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. A two-hour flight from New South Wales' capital city of Sydney, the volcanic island is home to the "​​most southerly…