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Migratory birds do not cause bird flu: experts
The Nation - www.nation.com
17 Nov 2008
SJ Askari

Migratory birds cannot be declared responsible for the outbreak of bird flue in any part of the world, including Pakistan, as recent foreign scientific studies revealed that there is no solid evidence which show correlation between migratory birds and bird flue in any part of the world.

The FAO collected samples from 300,000 to 350,000 wild birds across the world. None of these were found H5N1 positive. After a comprehensive critical review of recent scientific literature it has been concluded that poultry trade, rather bird migration, is the main mechanism of global dispersal of the virus.

Talking to The Nation, wildlife expert and Coordinator Natural Resources Management Rabnawaz on Sunday said that such migratory birds (more than 150 bird species) come from Russia and Africa during November and December, and return in February and March.

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Urgent Action On International Coral Reef Crisis Urged
Science Daily - www.sciencedaily.com
10 Nov 2008

Coral reef scientists and policy makers from the world’s most prominent coral reef nations are meeting in Australia this week to develop urgent action plans to rescue the world’s richest centre of marine biodiversity from gradual decline.

Human pressures on the Coral Triangle have raised grave concerns about the future of its fish, corals and other sea life, leading to a proposal by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for joint action by six governments, scientists, agencies and environmental non-government organisations of the region.

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LAST WEEK’S TOP READ LINKS

1. Another bat had fungal disease
2. Jogger Runs a Mile with Rabid Fox on Arm
3. Race to save world's rarest wolf
4. Deformed Bird Beaks Mystify Bird Watchers & Researchers
5. Achoo! Who knew? Pesky raccoons can catch and spread the flu
6. ANIMAL PHOTOS WEEKLY: Baby Monkey, Beautiful Goat, More
7. Lead in grizzly blood during hunt season
8. Bear deaths high
9. DNR says chronic wasting disease increasing in parts of state
10. Invasion of Indian crows sparks alert

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Photo courtesy of The Guardian - Week in Wildlife

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• Week in wildlife [slideshow]
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• Brucellosis Testing - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Video Library
• Future could be rocky for pikas: Global warming may pose problems for small mammal [includes slideshow and video]