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Trapped Dalmatian pelicans hand-fed in frozen Caspian Sea (BBC)
Authorities in the southern Russian province of Dagestan are trying to save hundreds of rare Dalmatian pelicans trapped by unusually cold weather.
The birds migrated to the area near the city of Makhachkala last week.
About 20 birds have already died of hunger after the Caspian Sea froze over, local government spokesman Arslan Dydymov told the Associated Press.
Around 1,400 Dalmatian pelicans, the world's largest variety of pelican, are thought to live in southern Russia.
Mr Dydymov said hundreds of kilograms of fish had been bought every day by Dagestan's Nature Protection Ministry for the pelicans.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17117482