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Some of the nearly 400 dead birds which crashed into the American National Building are shown in Galveston, Texas, US May 4, 2017. Josh Henderson/Courtesy Galveston Animal Services Unit/Handout via REUTERS

400 Migratory Birds Die from Striking Skyscraper in Texas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 8, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Galveston (Texas)- Officials said over 400 migratory birds of brilliant plumage were killed when they smashed into an office tower in Texas while flying in a storm. Josh Henderson, animal services supervisor for Galveston police, revealed that office workers arrived...

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Vultures fight over a carcass on December 10, 2007 in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

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‘Nature’s Cleaners’…Vultures Pushed to Brink of Extinction

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 4, 2017 | World

Beirut- Vultures have a bad image – rather an ugly bird, they have neither the nobility of the eagle nor the elegance of the albatross. With their gazes fixed firmly on the ground, vultures circle over the bodies of dying animals, waiting for them to breathe their...

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A woman looks at ducks in the market in Samatan, southwestern France on December 5, 2016. An outbreak of avian influenza H5N8, “highly pathogenic” for birds but “harmless to humans”, was detected in a duck farm in the Tarn commune of Almayrac, announced on December 2, 2016 the Ministry of Agriculture. / AFP PHOTO

Severe Bird Flu Episode in France Calls on Duck Cull

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 4, 2017 | World

A massive disposal of ducks was ordered in three different French regions that were found greatly affected by a severe episode of bird flu. Containment is the chief strategy implemented after facing the rapid spreading over the past month, the agriculture ministry...