Tom Howard holds a pigeon as conference participants observe how to correctly handle birds. 

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

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

Tom Howard wears protective gear in preparation for handling the birds that were captured for the conference participants to examine. 

A worker wearing protective gear in preparation to handle the birds. 

A bird is taken from the cage and handled carefully as it is prepared for examination. 

Staff demonstrating protective gear to meeting participants. 

A sample is taken from inside the bird's mouth with a cotton swab. 

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

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

Ruangrat Buddhirongawatr of the Mahidol University shows conference participants the kit that is used to take samples from birds, including swabbing materials and syringes for blood samples. 

Dr Parntep Raanakorn, Head of the Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MoZWE) uses a slide show to explain how the Center works. 

A blood sample is taken from a bird. 

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

Boripat Siriaroonrat (FAO Wild Bird Coordinator) chats with conference participants on the bird watching tour in the Bueng Boraphet Wetlands. 

A university staff member demonstrates the use of the PCR machine (polymerase chain reaction machine or thermal cycler) in the lab. 

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

Conference participants examine equipment that is used in cannon netting. 

Dr Parntep Raanakorn, Head of the Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MoZWE), welcomes conference participants to the Center and to the Veterinary 

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