Researchers warn of neurological condition impacting Australian magpie

Researchers warn of neurological condition impacting Australian magpie

Researchers have set out to find the cause of a paralysis syndrome affecting magpies across Perth and the Southwest. Dr Bethany Jackson from Murdoch University’s Harry Butler Institute said birds impacted by an unknown paralysis syndrome were showing symptoms such as weakness, inability to stand or coordinate movements – and in more advanced cases, an inability to lift their heads or breathe. Murdoch University researchers are collaborating with…