Turkish NORTHERN BALD IBISES poisoned in Jordan
Poison blamed for Critical deaths
27-08-2008
Three Critically
Endangered Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita have been found poisoned in a
remote Jordanian desert, hundreds of miles from their breeding grounds in
Turkey. The three birds were being tracked by satellite after leaving Birecik,
south-eastern Turkey, where one of only four colonies of Bald Ibis
remains.
The birds were found 32 kilometres from the Jordanian capital,
Amman. Autopsies have ruled out electrocution and shooting. Scientists are
investigating the source of the poison and believe it may have been laid by
chicken farmers in order to kill rodents.
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