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Culling dulls army lake attraction [1]

Officials prepare for the burial of birds. (Kundan Yolmo) Residents of Sukna army cantonment and visitors to Madhuban Park and Umrao Singh Lake situated inside the military area will no longer be able to have a glimpse of a major attraction thanks to the outbreak of bird flu. Over 200 ducks, swan and geese, which inhabited these recreational sites, have been culled as the deadly disease was detected just 500m from the cantonment.

Publication Date: 
14/05/2008
Telegraph (Kolkata) [2]
Tags:
Animal Care [3], Avian Flu [4], Poultry [5], Lakes [6], Siliguri [7]
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