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Ducks, crow dead in pond at Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park

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Ducks, crow dead in pond at Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park
Ducks, crow dead in pond at Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park – Aug 19, 2016

WINNIPEG — At least four ducks and a crow were found dead in a popular Winnipeg duck pond Friday.

Staff at Assiniboine Park are trying to find out what caused the birds’ death. Vets from the park have now collected the birds.

A dead duck lies in the waters at Assiniboine Park Friday. Jeremy Desrochers / Global News

A necropsy is being done on the birds to find out their cause of death but the results could take weeks.

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The algae in the water had been tested two days prior to the discovery of the dead birds and experts are confident it is not the cause of death.

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