According to passers-by, several dozen seagulls were found dead on the ground and in the water in the Ourcq canal between Bobigny and Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis), near the Raymond Queneau station, last Saturday, reports Le Parisian.

At present, the cause of these deaths has not been clearly identified.

Poisoned dogs

According to a resident, the seagulls fell one after the other in the morning.

Several locals smelled a very strong odor at this place, qualified by a cyclist as a "chimney" odor.

On social networks, a user also indicated that his dogs had been poisoned after ingesting pieces of dead fish located near the corpses of seagulls.

To see more clearly, analyzes are currently being carried out by the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of the Populations of Seine-Saint-Denis, specifies France 3 Paris Ile-de-France.

The corpses have been collected and will be studied.

All avenues are considered.

According to findings from the town of Bobigny on Monday, no other bird has been found dead around the canal since.

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