HUNDREDS OF PELICANS DEAD AT UNESCO REFUGE

DAKAR Some 750 pelicans have been found dead in a UNESCO World heritage site in northern Senegal that provides refuge for millions of migratory birds, the country’s parks director said.

rangers found the pelicans on Jan. 23 in the djoudj bird sanctuary, a remote wetland near Mauritania and a resting place for birds that cross the Sahara desert.

An unverified video published on local media showed hundreds of carcasses scattered on a beach.

“We took some samples for screening and we hope in the near future to know what caused the death of the pelicans,” Bocar Thiam, director of Senegal’s parks, said.