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After this article was flagged as a potential copyright violation, it was compared to the following source. This substantiated concerns, with duplicated and closely paraphrased content in the following:
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Clean up of the mangroves proved to be difficult. No vehicular access was available and small craft could only work in the mangroves when the tide is suitable. The oil remaining in the mangroves was left to degrade naturally. Environmental advice at the time recommended that greater damage to this environment would result in attempting clean up action.
Removal of oil from the mangroves proved to be impractical. No vehicle access was available from land and small craft could only work in the mangroves when the tide was high. Environmental advice at the time recommended that attempting clean up action would result in greater damage to the environment. Oil remaining in the mangroves was left to degrade naturally.
There was a significant loss of birdlife. The numbers affected were about 500 of which 300 required treatment. Species affected were mostly cormorants, pelicans, terns, grebes, herons and ducks. The South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service and volunteer groups set up a 'bird hospital’ to treat affected birds.
The loss of bird life was significant. Approximately 500 were affected of which 300 required treatment. Species impacted were mostly cormorants, pelicans, terns, grebes, herons and ducks. The South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service and volunteer groups managed the 'bird hospital' to treat affected birds
While the first passage rearranges content (sometimes in ways that make much more sense) the bolding demonstrates that there is little variance in language. The second paragraph follows quite closely on the structure, although some words are reversed.
Unfortunately, many of the sources are offline and cannot be checked and cleared of issues. Hopefully, there are no problems related to the other sources. These paragraphs have been removed until they can be written in original language, in accordance with copyright policy. Please see the advice at Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. --Moonriddengirl(talk)22:50, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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