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More than 1,000 ducks found dead in Sichuan river
Updated: 2013-03-25 23:41
By XU WEI (China Daily)
Local authorities are investigating how more than 1,000 rotting ducks ended up in a river in Pengshan county, Sichuan province, days after thousands of dead pigs were retrieved from a Shanghai river.
The dead ducks, found in up to 60 woven plastic bags, are believed to have been washed downstream into the Pengshan section of the Nanhe River, said Liang Weidong, deputy director of the publicity office of Pengshan county.
"The bags were scattered over a wide area of the river. That is a clear indication that they have been washed down from upstream," Liang said.
Veterinarians from the provincial animal veterinary bureau in Sichuan province are trying to find out how the ducks died.
The bags of ducks found on the river were reported to the local environmental protection bureau on March 19. They were disinfected with lime and buried at a depth of 3 meters by local authorities a day later.
The carcasses did not pollute the river, the local environmental protection bureau said, and the incident will not threaten residents' water supply because there are no water plant intakes nearby.
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Updated: 2013-03-25 23:41
By XU WEI (China Daily)
Local authorities are investigating how more than 1,000 rotting ducks ended up in a river in Pengshan county, Sichuan province, days after thousands of dead pigs were retrieved from a Shanghai river.
The dead ducks, found in up to 60 woven plastic bags, are believed to have been washed downstream into the Pengshan section of the Nanhe River, said Liang Weidong, deputy director of the publicity office of Pengshan county.
"The bags were scattered over a wide area of the river. That is a clear indication that they have been washed down from upstream," Liang said.
Veterinarians from the provincial animal veterinary bureau in Sichuan province are trying to find out how the ducks died.
The bags of ducks found on the river were reported to the local environmental protection bureau on March 19. They were disinfected with lime and buried at a depth of 3 meters by local authorities a day later.
The carcasses did not pollute the river, the local environmental protection bureau said, and the incident will not threaten residents' water supply because there are no water plant intakes nearby.
More...
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-03/25/content_16344307.htm
