An Egyptian wildlife organization claimed on its Facebook page that the unfortunate bird was 'killed and eaten by local villagers'.
Source/Credit: Thde Independent | UK
By Rob Williams | September 8, 2013
Sometimes a bird just can't catch a break.
An innocent stork detained by police in Egypt on suspicion of spying has been found dead following its release amid reports it was killed and eaten by villagers.
Authorities in Egypt detained the bird after a man in Egypt’s Qena governorate, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) southeast of Cairo, spotted the animal - described by officials as a swan - among a group of four others.
Suspicions were raised after the man noticed an electronic device attached to the suspected winged infiltrator. The bird was captured and delivered to local police where experts investigated the electronic device and identified it as tracking equipment.
The stork, which was incorrectly referred to as a swan throughout its detention, had been tagged by zoologists to track its migration.
Officials said the device, which had been attached to the bird by French scientists, had stopped working when the bird crossed the French border.
The exonerated bird was released into a conservation area in southern Egypt. According to reports it flew onto an island in the Nile where it was subsequently killed and allegedly eaten by villagers. [more...]
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