Bird Flu Hits Migrating Cranes in Germany
In Linum, a small village outside Berlin, nearly 2,000 dead cranes have been recovered in recent days due to bird flu.
Linum is a popular resting spot for thousands of cranes migrating between the Baltic and Nordic regions and southern Europe.
The deaths come as bird flu has flared up early in Germany this year.
The village, about an hour's travel from the German capital, is usually a paradise for birdwatchers, but this month, many of the birds' journeys have ended in the ponds and fields that surround it.
Author's summary: Bird flu hits migrating cranes in Germany, killing nearly 2,000.