Five black-faced spoonbills were on Friday released back into the wild at Tainan’s Sicao Wildlife Refuge after recovering from avian botulism, the Tainan City Government said.
The five migratory birds had been found in Sicao District (四草) and in the city’s fish farms between Dec. 13 and 19 last year, the government said in a statement.
The spoonbills, numbered and tagged as N17, N18, N19, N20 and N21, were diagnosed with avian botulism, a disease that causes weakness, lethargy and an inability to fly or keep the head raised.
The rescued spoonbills were sent to the Loving Kindness Animal Hospital, where they were
Tainan, Jan. 1 (CNA) Five black-faced spoonbills were released back into the wild at Tainan's Sicao Wildlife Refuge Friday after recovering from avian botulism, according to the Tainan City government.