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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ruled out migratory birds as the source of the bird flu strain found in San Luis, Pampanga. Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan said that this was not yet the season for migratory birds. He explained that the department is pursuing scientific processes to determine the bird flu virus strain that struck chicken and other birds in San Luis, Pampanga. He said the department had […]
by Anne Chaon A rare Afghan marsh that was once a royal hunting ground is set to come under the official protection of the United Nations environment agency, with the aim of saving hundreds of migratory bird species. On the long, arid journey to the Caucasus and Siberia, across the Hindu Kush massif, the Kol-e-Hashmat Khan wetlands outside Kabul provide sanctuary for the thousands of storks, egrets, pelicans and flamingos that head north every spring from southern […]
May 8 is World Migratory Bird Day Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Jodi Bustos, edited by Jay Paul Carlos
(Reuters) — Poyang Lake located in Duchang County in east China’s Jiangxi Province, has seen its peak arrival of about 600,000 migratory birds. Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, welcomes nearly 600,000 migratory birds every year. Li Yue, director of the Administration Department of Duchang County Migratory Birds Natural Reserve Area, said among all the birds, cygnets are the main species which contributes to 50,000 of the total number in the past five years. “Duchang […]
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Nov. 21 (PIA6) – – Thousands of migratory birds from Siberia, China and Australia pass by, feed and even breed in the wetlands of the province particularly the Bago up to Ilog area. Director for Field Operations of the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Incorporated Lisa J. Paguntalan approximates there are about 109,000 of migratory shorebirds in the area for the month of January alone, a count more than that the whole of Manila […]
