After an in-depth examination, officials discovered the device was neither a bomb nor a spying system, but a simple wildlife tracker installed by Hungarian researchers to follow the route of the migrating bird.

According to sources, the innocently detained bird was released into a conservation area in Southern Egypt, but it flew across an island in the Nile and was allegedly killed then eaten by villagers.

“Although this case is unfortunate, the biggest threats to these migrating birds remain the dangerous and widespread power grids.”- said a spokesman of MME-Birdlife Hungary.

Source: www.szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu

Words by Tímea Klincsek for XpatLoop.com