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MONITORING. Personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Capiz during the conduct of the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) in the priority wetlands in the province this year. The department is now closely monitoring areas frequented by migratory birds in Western Visayas amid the avian influenza outbreak in Luzon. (Photo courtesy of Community Environment and Natural Resources Office -Mambusao) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is watching areas in Western Visayas frequented by migratory birds as a precautionary measure amid the avian influenza outbreak in several areas in Luzon. DENR 6 (Western Visayas) Executive Director Livino B. Duran, in an interview on Saturday, said the region has a lot of migratory birds, some of which no longer leave and become resident birds. "We wanted to look into this because some of them are being eyed as carrier of a disease. For now, we cannot really conclude that they are the carrier, so dead ....

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