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CANBERRA - An Australian farmer accused of partly bulldozing an internationally protected wetland - home to thousands of migratory birds - could face A$1 million ($1.13 million) in fines after the Government ordered an investigation.
Up to 750ha of flood plain in the Ramsar Convention-listed Gwydir River wetland, 650km northwest of Sydney, were allegedly bulldozed in April amid Australia's worst-known drought.
The wetlands are home to more than 225 species of birds when flooded.
- REUTERS
