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Farmers in eastern China have suspended the demolition of an old house because of a family of resident swallows, it's reported.
According to the People's Daily newspaper, an old rural house was scheduled to be demolished by 5 June in the town of Zhuyuan, eastern Zhejiang province, because its location was deemed to be high risk for geological disasters.
However, while engineers were working in the house, they heard tweeting, and found four swallow nests, and a family of hungry baby birds.
"Four young swallows were chirping for food, with their heads peeking out from one of the nests," Xu Zheng, the person in charge of the demolition, told the Xinhua News Agency. He added that the team had also found seven swallow eggs.
Xinhua says that the demolition team reached out to the local Zhejiang Wild Bird Association, and were advised by conservationist Song Shihe not to move the birds.
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According to the People's Daily newspaper, an old rural house was scheduled to be demolished by 5 June in the town of Zhuyuan, eastern Zhejiang province, because its location was deemed to be high risk for geological disasters.
However, while engineers were working in the house, they heard tweeting, and found four swallow nests, and a family of hungry baby birds.
"Four young swallows were chirping for food, with their heads peeking out from one of the nests," Xu Zheng, the person in charge of the demolition, told the Xinhua News Agency. He added that the team had also found seven swallow eggs.
Xinhua says that the demolition team reached out to the local Zhejiang Wild Bird Association, and were advised by conservationist Song Shihe not to move the birds.
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