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W. B. Karesh / WCS
W. B. Karesh / WCS
• Mongolian National Academy of Sciences
• Institute of Veterinary Medicine
• State Central Veterinary Laboratory
• Ministry of Food and Agriculture Veterinary Department
• Ministry of Health
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W.B. Karesh, 2005
Erhkil Lake
N 49º 56.466 min, E 99º 57.952 min http://www.terraserver.com/imagery/image_gx.asp?cpx=97.51641667&cpy=48.58991667&res=30&provider_id=340&t=pan7-9 Aug 05
Scientific name Recorded? E. Lake N. Lake 1 N. Lake 2 W. Lake Total CommentsPodiceps nigricollis 44 1 33 17 95Podiceps auritus 1 1 2Crus virgo 3 6 55 Large flock of 55 seen E Lake 7 Aug 05Aquila sp. 2 Two over E Lake 9 Aug 05Milvus lineatus 1 1Falco subuteo 1Falco cherrug 1 1Cygnus cygnus 23 25 48Anser indicus 3 162 165Anser cygnoidea 7 7Ardea cinerea 2Platalea leucorodia 35Tadorna tadorna 1 3 4Tadorna ferruginea 144 10 11 2778 2943Bucephala clangula 512 317 782 201 1812Aythya ferina 95 3 3 303 404Aythya fuligula 52 52Anas platyrhynchos 40 40Anas crecca 3 3Anas acuta 5 5
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Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolian Central Veterinary Laboratory, Center of Infectious Diseases with Natural Foci, Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Mongolian Institute of Veterinary Medicine.
R. Thomson, 2007
Paek, Woon kee / NSM Korea
E. Bennett / WCS
W.B. Karesh, 2005
R. Thomson, 2007R. Thomson, 2007
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