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| Thursday, 25 February 2010 07:23 | |||
Up to 100,000 birds fly in from as far as Arctic Siberia and Central Asia to winter in marshes squeezed between the two urban giants, or to rest and fatten-up on their annual migration as far south as Australia and New Zealand. But conservationists say this haven on the "East Asian-Australasian flyway" -- one of the world's main migratory routes -- is in danger of breaking up, as government and construction companies eye valuable land for development. At least 10 species of globally endangered birds use this wetland zone, according to conservation group Birdlife International. They include the striking blackfaced spoonbill, huge dalmatian pelicans and top predators such as imperial eagles that follow waterbirds for thousands of kilometres on their migration, preying on individuals along the way... Read Full Article 
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Tens of thousands of birds, including rare and endangered species, flock each year to an unlikely haven sandwiched between high-rise Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the towering frontier of mainland China.
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