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Red-beak gulls in Kunming
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2006-01-11 13:48
A red-beaked gull dashes for food in Kunming,
southwest China's Yunnan Province January 11, 2006. Amid fears of bird
flu, the number of Kunming residents volunteering to feed the gulls
has dropped, leading to a sharp drop of red-beaked gulls in the
winter. It is reported that about 14,000 gulls fly to the downtown areas
this year, a drop of 5,000 over the previous year. The city government
called for volunteers to feed the birds and provided financial subsidies
for residents who feed the birds. [newsphoto] |
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