Home>News Center>Photo Gallery>China
   
 

Red-beak gulls in Kunming
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2006-01-11 13:48


A child feeds a red-beaked gull in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province January 11, 2006. Amid fears of bird flu, the number of Kunming residents volunteering to feed the gulls has dropped, leading to a sharp drop of red-beaked gulls in the winter. It is reported that about 14,000 gulls fly to the downtown areas this year, a drop of 5,000 over the previous year. The city government called for volunteers to feed the birds and provided financial subsidies for residents who feed the birds. [newsphoto]


Page: 1234

Advertisement