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Pesticides blamed for Wanstead bird deaths

BBC News is reporting that pesticides widely used by food producers to kill unwanted insects, fungus and weeds have been identified as the cause of the deaths of birds at Alexandra Lake at Wanstead Flats in March.

Author WansteadiumPosted on Thursday 1 April 2010Categories WansteadiumTags alexandralake, BBCNews, birdpoisoning, wansteadnews

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