Migratory birds rely on water and habitats like wetlands for migration, breeding and resting. Although they only cover about 6% of the Earth’s land surface area, wetlands are critical ecosystems about 40% of all plant and animal species live or breed in wetlands.
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On May 21, 1822, a hunter on the Bothmer Estate near Mecklenburg, Germany, shot and killed a white stork, only to find that the bird already had a 30-inch wooden spear lodged in its neck.