Crested ibises transferred

NIIGATA, Japan - Officials at a Japanese crested ibis conservation center on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture carry a wooden box containing crested ibises on Jan. 21, 2011. Two pairs of the protected birds were sent to another breeding center in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, to reduce the risk of being infected with diseases as part of efforts to avoid their extinction. (Kyodo)

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