Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

About Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

In a Beijing green space larger than New York’s Central Park, biologist Bao Weidong is scanning the trees, looking for a shy bird that’s increasingly scarce: the long-eared owl. There used to be dozens of them across the city, but they’re vanishing. On the other side of the city, a wildlife rescue center is working to save other raptors that have run afoul of the city’s many perils. Can the raptors of Beijing stage a comeback, in the face of runaway development? Will the people of Beijing make room for raptors?

Image Credit: Asio otus, Piet Reens. CC BY-SA

Duration: 5:28
Published: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:35:39 +0000

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