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Madagascar pochard: World's rarest bird gets new home
The rarest bird in the world - a species of duck called the Madagascar pochard - has been given a new home in time for the new year.
An international team of researchers released 21 of the birds at a lake in the north of Madagascar.
It is a step towards the recovery of a species that just over a decade ago was thought to be extinct.
Rescuing the species could also be a first step in protecting Madagascar's threatened wetlands.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46703335
