The dead birds were taken for testing by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), which found trace amounts of the banned chemicals DDE and dieldrin in their systems. The EPA said the tests ...

Concerns are being raised over the potential use of two banned pesticides in the poisoning of about 30 magpies. The native Australian birds were taken to a Cootamundra vet in September in various ...

Use of dieldrin was restricted in the same year until the Australian government banned it completely in 1994. "This discovery is a serious concern, as the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary ...