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30,000 migratory birds poisoned DHAKA, Sunday (AFP) Some 30,000 ducks and birds fleeing biting winters in Europe, Siberia and the Himalayas have been poisoned by poachers in northeastern Bangladesh, a report said. The birds died after eating food laced with poison by poachers at a wetland in Habiganj and nearby Sylhet district, some 190 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. The Prothom Alo Bengali-language daily said the figure was based on a report by a local nature group, which alleged that the killing spree was carried out in the past week. Local officials could not be reached immediately for comment. For decades, Bangladesh has been hosting thousands of ducks and other birds fleeing the chill. Some 500,000 birds, mainly ducks, travel to Bangladesh each winter from Europe, Siberia and the Himalayas, he said. |
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