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800 guardian angels killed by a sacred banyan tree

September 27, 2008 – 12:36 pm

This report from the Wildlife Trust of India tells of the tragic deaths of more than 800 Asian Openbill Storks, Anastomus oscitans. The birds, mostly nestlings and juveniles, died when the banyan tree they were nesting in collapsed last week.
“Most of the admitted birds are chicks and fledglings. Many are severely injured, with fractures on [...]

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