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China,Russia to Monitor Migratory Birds Scientists from China and Russia have jointly begun monitoring cross-border migratory waterfowl to better prevent and control disease outbreaks.The program is part of an action plan to protect rare wild animals,signed by the two countries in 2012,said Wang Xiaolong,a professor with Northeast Forestry University,at a seminar in Harbin on ecological risk management and control.The program will study the health conditions and ecological safety of wild animals in Arctic circumpolar regions.It will also study the infl uence of pesticide residue and oil leaks in extremely cold sea waters on bird health.China and Russia