More than 700 pelicans found dead in Senegal world heritage site -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net

Rangers are investigating mystery deaths at Djoudj bird sanctuary, a migratory pitstop for hundreds of bird species
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Senegal authorities are incinerating the dead pelicans and have closed Djoudj bird sanctuary while they investigate.Seven hundred and fifty pelicans have been found dead in a Unesco world heritage site in northern Senegal that provides refuge for millions of migratory birds, the country's parks director has said.
Rangers found the pelicans on Saturday in the Djoudj bird sanctuary, a remote pocket of wetland near the border with Mauritania and a resting place for birds that cross the Sahara into west Africa each year.

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