THAILAND 2007. The final result of the cannon netting demonstration shows the area that the net covers. 

THAILAND 2007. Dr Scott Newman explainin the technique of cannon netting to conference participants prior to its demonstration. 

THAILAND 2007. Conference participants examine equipment that is used in cannon netting. 

THAILAND 2007. Doug Watkins shows a video demonstrating cannon netting techniques which are used to catch shore birds. 

THAILAND 2007. Ruangrat Buddhirongawatr of the Mahidol University uses a video to demonstrate satellite tracking technologies. 

THAILAND 2007. The net is ready to be fired. 

THAILAND 2007. Any birds under the range of the net would be unable to escape in time. 

THAILAND 2007. Doug Watkins demonstrates how the individual pieces work in firing the net. 

THAILAND 2007. The three charges detonate simultaneously and the net flies out towards where the birds would be. 

THAILAND 2007. Participants registering for the international meeting on avian influenza held in Bangkok. 

Staff demonstrating protective gear to meeting participants. 

THAILAND 2007. Dr Scott Newman, of FAO Headquarters, briefs the conference participants on the sampling procedure that they just witnessed. 

THAILAND 2007. Birds from the wetlands were trapped for the conference participants to examine. 

THAILAND 2007. Participants registering for the international meeting on avian influenza held in Bangkok. 

THAILAND 2007. Participants registering for the international meeting on avian influenza held in Bangkok. 

THAILAND 2007. Kridsada Chaichoune of the Mahidol University shows the results of a PCR test (polymerase chain reaction machine or thermal cycler) to conference participants. 

THAILAND 2007. A worker from the Bueng Boraphet Wetlands loads the charge and prepares the net to be fired. 

THAILAND 2007. Dr Scott Newman briefing conference participants. 

THAILAND 2007. Conference participants look on and take photos as the blood sample is drawn from a bird. 

THAILAND 2007. Tom Howard and Doug Watkins demonstrate how to handle wild birds without causing them stress or harm.