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Hensoldt
02-13-2007, 06:24 PM
By Dolly Aglay

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines urged people on Tuesday not to touch migratory birds in case they are infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, after an egret believed to have flown from Japan died two days after being captured by a farmer. "You can watch, but don't capture or touch migratory birds," Theresa Mundita Lim, director of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, told Reuters by phone. Read more. (http://in.news.yahoo.com/070213/137/6c1m3.html)

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Let's keep the Philippines free from bird flu. Shoot down any migratory birds invading our airspace. :mad: