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| Bird Flu Kills Scores of Wild Swans in Central Russia |
| 2005-12-20 |
| 186 dead swans have been found in the central Russian republic of Kalmykia this month. Tests conducted by experts from the Emergencies Ministry show that the birds died of bird flu. The ITAR-TASS news agency quoted the southern regional centre of the Russian Emergencies Ministry as saying that the tests were carried out by scientists from the All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Health in the Vladimir region. On the orders of the administration head of the Laganskiy district of Kalmykia, the Severnyy, Dzhadykovskiy and Laganskiy rural municipal areas have been pronounced high risk zones, while veterinary quarantine has been introduced in the Krasinskiy rural municipal entity. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 Lol, B. Think the geese are next? Sure are a lotta birds in there... never really noticed that before. Ah, well, c'est la vie, eh China? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-12-20 15:10 |
| #1 On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eight maids a-milking, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-12-20 14:40 |