Marten responsible for attacks on crested ibises in Sado

Marten responsible for attacks on crested ibises in Sado

NIIGATA, Japan - Environment Ministry officials examine the roof of an enclosure at the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Niigata Prefecture on March 11, 2010, a day after nine ibises were found dead and another critically injured. The ministry said it has determined that the birds were attacked by a marten.

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