Death of swan family leaves residents 'devastated'
Sue Schwar, the founder of South Essex Wildlife Hospital, said she was "100% sure" the deaths had been caused by exposure to blue-green algae.Hayley Cockayne, 50, who lives in Canvey, said: "I'm absolutely broken. I've spent four or five hours with them daily for the past three years.
- ▪Sue Schwar, the founder of South Essex Wildlife Hospital, said she was "100% sure" the deaths had been caused by exposure to blue-green algae.Hayley Cockayne, 50, who lives in Canvey, said: "I'm absolutely broken.
- ▪I've spent four or five hours with them daily for the past three years.
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Death of swan family leaves residents 'devastated'Image source, Hayley CockayneImage caption, The swans and their cygnets had brought joy to visitors at Canvey Lake, residents sayByHenry Godfrey-Evans, Essex and Genevieve MullenPublished4 minutes agoPeople living near a lake said they have been left "broken" and "devastated" following the death of a swan family.Canvey Lake in Essex had two resident swans who had nine cygnets this year, two of which were killed by foxes and four others were taken to South Essex Wildlife Hospital in June where one later died from avian botulism.The remaining three cygnets, along with their mother and father, were taken to the wildlife hospital on Tuesday after concerns over the deteriorating condition of Canvey Lake and died on Friday.Martin England, 62, a…
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