Birds flee and hundreds of turtles, sheep and other animals left to die after Chris Minns labor government cuts water to NSW wetlands

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Birds flee and hundreds of turtles, sheep and other animals left to die after Chris Minns labor government cuts water to NSW wetlands

"An “incomprehensible” disaster is unfolding at wetlands in New South Wales after the state water agency abruptly stopped environmental flows in the state’s north-west, leading to the deaths of turtles, waterbirds, frogs and sheep.

Researchers from the University of New England (UNE) have been desperately trying to help more than 300 turtles they say have been left to die in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows following a complaint from a landholder."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/18/incomprehensible-birds-flee-and-hundreds-of-turtles-left-to-die-after-government-cuts-water-to-nsw-wetlands

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