China project halted due to bird nests
Work on a section of the massive South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Central China has been halted due to the large number of sand martins nesting in a slope marked for demolition.
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Work on a section of the massive South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Central China has been halted due to the large number of sand martins nesting in a slope marked for demolition.
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