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'Mossad spy' eaten

In an earlier post, I reported that a swan had been caught 'spying for the Mossad' in Egypt. There was likely a translation problem from the Arabic original, because the swan was actually a stork, which is pictured above. The stork, which was named Menes, was eventually released to the wild, but has now been caught once again on an island in the middle of the Nile, and has met his demise. He's been eaten.

According to Nature Conservation Egypt, the White Stork, which they named Menes, was released into a conservation area in southern Egypt but flew to an island in the Nile where it was caught and eaten.

The group said on a Facebook post: "Storks have been part of the Nubian diet for thousands of years, so the actual act of eating storks is not in itself a unique practice. However, the short-lived success story of getting Menes released was not enough to keep him safe till he exited Egypt.

"Egypt has long suffered from issues of uncontrolled hunting. However, it is important to always balance the needs of local communities with the needs of nature and biodiversity conversation. We truly are saddened by the tragic end to Menes' journey, but once again, we would like to thank the park rangers of Aswan for their excellent initial efforts to get Menes the White Stork released safely into a protected area."

The capture of the stork was seen as an example of popular xenophobia and paranoia which has been used as a political tool by the former president, Hosni Mubarak, the deposed president Mohamad Morsi and the current army-backed regime.

Yes, we all remember the Zionist shark, don't we....

Labels: Egypt, Israeli animal spy conspiracy theories

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:17 PM