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Wild Birds of Colombo - Sri Lanka

An anhinga and some lesser whistling ducks are pictured in the suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 28, 2025. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wild Birds of Colombo - Sri Lanka

An anhinga and some lesser whistling ducks are pictured in the suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 28, 2025. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Glacial Lake Flooding Damages More Than 100 Homes In Juneau, Alaska

More than 100 homes in Juneau, Alaska, were damaged by flooding after a glacial lake overflowed, sending surging water to nearby neighborhoods. Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster emergency on Tuesday, August 6, as the Mendenhall River reached record levels and flooded neighborhoods in Mendenhall Valley. There were no deaths or severe injuries reported.

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Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake in Vinnytsia

VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - A wild duck drake on the shore of Lake Vyshenske, Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine.

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Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake in Vinnytsia

VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - Wild ducks on Lake Vyshenske, Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine.

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Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake in Vinnytsia

VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - A wild duck drake on the shore of Lake Vyshenske, Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine.

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Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake in Vinnytsia

VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - A wild duck drake on the shore of Lake Vyshenske, Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine.

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Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake in Vinnytsia

VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - A wild duck drake on the shore of Lake Vyshenske, Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine.

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Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake in Vinnytsia

VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake barely covered with ice, Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine.

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Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake in Vinnytsia

VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - Wild ducks on Lake Vyshenske, Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine.

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Wild ducks on Vyshenske Lake in Vinnytsia

VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 01, 2024 - A wild duck drake on the shore of Lake Vyshenske, Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine.

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Obolon embankment

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 05, 2024 - A fisherman with an inflatable boat is seen on Obolon embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Obolon embankment

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 05, 2024 - Seagulls circle over a flock of wild ducks on Obolon embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Obolon embankment

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 05, 2024 - A woman feeds wild ducks on Obolon embankment, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Feral goats added to Australia's plan on combating invasive species

STORY: Feral goats added to Australia's plan on combating invasive species SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of native Australian animals: ants, wild ducks, kangaroos, horses, and goats 2. various of Australian flora: golden wattle STORYLINE: The Australian government has added feral goats to its war on invasive species. Tanya Plibersek, minister for the environment and water, on Friday released a new plan to curb the impact of feral goats on Australia's native species. Feral goats are found in every Australian state and territory, where they compete with native animals for food, carry disease and damage ecosystems. According to the federal government, there are over 5.8 million feral goats in the state of New South Wales alone, including in the Blue Mountains National Park, where they damage fragile cliff faces. They can also be found on at least 25 islands in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, whe

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N China's Ergun Wetland welcomes migratory birds

STORY: N China's Ergun Wetland welcomes migratory birds DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: HULUN BUIR, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds STORYLINE: With the temperature rising, flocks of migratory birds have flown to Ergun Wetland in Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 　　 According to local officials, more than 100 kinds of migratory birds have been seen in the wetland this year, including swans, mallard ducks, grey cranes and mandarin ducks. 　　 Ergun Wetland, a stop on the East Asian-Australian Flyway, is one of the most important breeding lands for endangered wild birds in the world. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hulun Buir, China. (XHTV)

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From 1 to 401: more critically endangered wild ducks settle in China's Wuhan

STORY: From 1 to 401: more critically endangered wild ducks settle in China's Wuhan DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU HONGMEI, Wildlife and wetland conservation department, Wuhan municipal garden and forestry bureau 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI SHENGBIN, Head of reeds management station in Caidian District, Wuhan 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN WEIZHENG, Local villager 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI PENG, Senior engineer, Wetland Protection Center, Wuhan municipal garden and forestry bureau 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHU QUANYU, Volunteer, Wuhan Birdwatching Association 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YAN JUN, Head of the Wuhan Birdwatching Association STORYLINE: The Wuhan Bird Watching Society has recently released a wintering survey on Baer's Pochard, an endangered wild duck, for the year 2022. According to the survey, the number of Baer's Pochards that settled down in the city has reached 401 as a result of wetland protect

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Princess Mako does 1st duty as attendant to guests

ICHIKAWA, Japan - (From L front) Prince Akishino, his wife Princess Kiko and their daughter Princess Mako release ducks during a hands-on duck hunting event at the Shinhama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2011. Princess Mako, 20, fulfilled her first duty as an attendant to foreign guests since becoming an adult member of Japan's imperial family the previous month.

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Prince Akishino, wife host annual duck hunt in Chiba Pref.

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Prince Akishino (L) and his wife Princess Kiko (C) host an annual duck hunt for ambassadors and their spouses, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 13. The Imperial Household Agency did not conduct the ceremonial releasing of ducks into the air due to concerns about bird flu, which can spread among poultry and wild birds.

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Wondrous wetlands in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Wondrous wetlands in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild birds STORYLINE: Wild birds, including whooper swans, ruddy shelducks and mallard ducks, played and hunted on a reservoir in Bole City, China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in mid-November. In recent years, solid progress has been made in ecological development of Xinjiang. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-MANGROVE CENTER (CN)

(221116) -- SHENZHEN, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wild ducks are seen at a mangrove wetland in the Guangdong Neilingding-Futian National Nature Reserve in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 11, 2022. On November 5, during the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in China's Wuhan and Switzerland's Geneva, China said that it will promote international exchanges and cooperation to protect the four bird migration routes passing through China and build an international mangrove center in Shenzhen. TO GO WITH "Across China: Shenzhen protects wetlands and bird migration routes" (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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China's Heilongjiang sees endangered species recover under conservation efforts

STORY: China's Heilongjiang sees endangered species recover under conservation efforts DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild birds 2. various of forests in China's Heilongjiang STORYLINE: At Hailang River in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, dozens of Chinese merganser ducks are preparing for their migration south. Chinese merganser ducks, or scaly-sided mergansers, are an endangered species under class-one state protection. The species is also listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In recent years, the province has beefed up measures to restore forests, wetlands and other ecosystems. China Longjiang Forest Industry Group Co., Ltd., which takes care of over 14.5 percent of Heilongjiang's total land area, has established 49 nature reserves with a total area of 2,561,300 hectares. Thanks to these efforts, the local population of Chinese mergansers has grown from around a dozen

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Avian flu detected in several regions in France

STORY: Avian flu detected in several regions in France DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of poultry feeder 2. various of ducks in a field STORYLINE: As the end-of-year holiday season approaches in France, new cases of bird flu have been detected in several regions. Regulated protection and surveillance zones have been set up by local authorities to prevent the spread of bird flu. The first hypothesis of contamination for the Vendee farm would be an introduction of the virus via contaminated wild birds. At the national level, more than 330,000 poultry have been slaughtered since Aug. 1 in French farms. As of Friday, 24 outbreaks on farms had been confirmed. Many cases were reported in northwestern France. The virus returns with the drop in temperatures. Autumn is also the beginning of the bird migration period which makes it risky. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lyon, France. (XHTV)

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BELARUS-MINSK-AUTUMN SCENERY

(221011) -- MINSK, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wild ducks are seen on fallen leaves in Minsk, Belarus, Oct. 10, 2022. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

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N China's Ergun Wetland welcomes over 10 million migratory birds

STORY: N China's Ergun Wetland welcomes over 10 million migratory birds DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: ERGUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of Ergun Wetland STORYLINE: With the temperature rising, a large number of migratory birds have flown to Ergun Wetland in Hulunbuir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. More than 100 kinds of migratory birds are seen in the wetland, including swans, mallard ducks, grey cranes, and mandarin ducks. Ergun Wetland, a stop on the East Asian-Australasian flyway, is one of the most important breeding lands for endangered wild birds in the world. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ergun, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-BEIJING-YUANMINGYUAN PARK-BIRDS (CN)

(220515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wild ducks swim in the lake in Yuanmingyuan Park in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-YUANMINGYUAN PARK-BIRDS (CN)

(220515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wild ducks swim in the lake in Yuanmingyuan Park in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Yellow River wetland witnesses growing number of migrant birds

STORY: Yellow River wetland witnesses growing number of migrant birds DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the migrant birds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YUE CHANGHONG, photographer STORYLINE: Pingluo county along the Yellow River in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is dubbed the "hometown of the grey cranes," a habitat where large flocks of grey cranes migrate to nest and breed during their breeding season each year. 　　　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YUE CHANGHONG, photographer "The ice and snow have been melted since March, and a large number of migratory birds stop to feed and play here in Tianhewan National Wetland Park during their migration. Sometimes, you can see tens of thousands of wild geese, including bean geese, swan geese, grey geese and so on, flying together. They stay here for about 10 days to replenish food and play. In addition, birds like redhead pochards, green head ducks, etc, as well as cygnus and cygnets a

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Tokyo snapshot: Pond in Karasuyama "temple town"

Photo taken on Oct. 8, 2015, shows a groundwater-filled pond, a winter home for Siberian wild ducks, nestled quietly in part of a "temple town" in the Kitakarasuyama area of Tokyo's Karasuyama district. The pond is situated in the compounds of Kogakuin, one of 26 Buddhist temples dotting the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prince Akishino, wife host annual duck hunt in Chiba Pref.

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Prince Akishino (L) and his wife Princess Kiko (C) host an annual duck hunt for ambassadors and their spouses, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 13. The Imperial Household Agency did not conduct the ceremonial releasing of ducks into the air due to concerns about bird flu, which can spread among poultry and wild birds. (Kyodo)

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Princess Mako does 1st duty as attendant to guests

ICHIKAWA, Japan - (From L front) Prince Akishino, his wife Princess Kiko and their daughter Princess Mako release ducks during a hands-on duck hunting event at the Shinhama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2011. Princess Mako, 20, fulfilled her first duty as an attendant to foreign guests since becoming an adult member of Japan's imperial family the previous month. (Kyodo)

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