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

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

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

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

Conference participants examine equipment that is used in cannon netting. 

Staff demonstrating protective gear to meeting participants. 

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. 

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

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

Jarunee Siengsanan, of the Mahidol University, explains the process of signing in samples for testing that will later be examined in the labs. 

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

Conference participants sighting a bird in the distance. 

Dr Scott Newman briefing conference participants. 

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

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

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 

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

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

A blood sample is taken from a bird. 

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.