Thais told to stop feeding sparrows and pigeons

BANGKOK: The Thai government urged people yesterday not to harm migrating birds and to avoid contact with common birds like pigeons and sparrows amid rising concern about the spread of bird flu. 

Plodprasop Suraswadi, permanent secretary for natural resources and the environment, was quoted by the Thai News Agency as saying the public should not be overly concerned about the possibility of contracting avian flu from migrating birds.