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In absence of snow, endangered lapwings linger in eastern Türkiye

Some of the lapwings that stop in the wetlands at the foot of Mount Ağrı during their migration have not departed yet from the national park, which remains uncovered by snow for the time being.

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The bird, listed as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), lives in the northern hemisphere in the summer and migrates to the south for the winter to escape the wind and cold.