Australian birds killed by lead

Thousands of native Australian birds died from ”lead levels up to 10 times higher than a fatal dose.” The toxin lead is cumulative and leads to severe seizures. The human manufactured catastophic event took place in Esperanca, W.A. The area planned “...to ship around 84,000 tons of lead in concentrate from the port to its Chinese customers this year....Lead exports from the port were suspended March 12 after testing of dead birds in the region found a number died of lead poisoning.“
The concerned residents now have their water checked. But as usual "no evidence" can be found...and there is an eerie bird-less silence.
The Canary in the mine...
Lead fact sheet, gov.au
Birds Australia
update:The birds started dying three months ago, ABC
update: 22.3. An expert found that the lead carbonate 'poses a hightened risk to human health'.