Snails fingered as killer of 15 swans Canada

[Donna]

http://www.niagaraadvance.ca/2012/11/23/snails-fingered-as-killer-of-15-swans

PORT DALHOUSIE - It was a cruel act of nature that killed at least 15 swans in Martindale Pond.

And the culprit — parasites from snails scarfed down by the birds along the Port Dalhousie waterway. That recipe for death began when the mute swans ate the small mollusks.

A bystander may have helped investigators pinpoint the cause.

[MAK]

Yikes!