Indian police say they have apprehended two men caught on videotape shooting flamingos near Mumbai. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that flamingo meat is selling cheaper than chicken in Mumbai markets.
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| A flock of flamingos walk in a pond on outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, 27 June 2007 |
Birdwatchers had gone to the marshy mudflats near the port of Mumbai to videotape flamingos migrating for the winter. They were horrified when they saw two men armed with an air gun bringing down the birds.