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| | 10/21/01 -- MALAYSIA: Calls to turn mangrove swamp into sanctuary for migrant birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | Led by bird lover Mansur Poh, the committee aims to co-operate with the relevant departments to make the 20ha muddy feeding ground and shelters at the mangrove forest a bird haven. |
 | | On Monday, an adjutant bird, which is a rare and protected species was saved by fishermen in the area after it was found stuck in the mud with a fishing hook in its beak. |
 | | The birds which may be spotted in the area include different species of adjutants, storks, cranes, l0 species of Chinese egrets from Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Russia, local eagles and kingfishers. |
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