Endangered black storks found in central China city   

湖北宜昌現世界瀕危珍禽黑鸛 全球僅2000余只

世界瀕危珍禽、國家一級重點保護動物黑鸛現身湖北宜昌，這種珍稀鳥類目前全球僅有2000余只。當天上午，宜昌一批鳥類攝影愛好者在當陽沮河里拍攝水鳥時，意外發現8只黑鳥疑似國家一級重點保護動物黑鸛。記者隨后現場通過長焦鏡頭觀察發現，這批黑鳥體長大約為1米左右，其中有4只為成年鳥，另外4只為亞成體幼鳥。[查看全文]

(ECNS) - Endangered black storks have been spotted in a river in Yichang, a city in central China's Hubei province.

Using long-focus lenses, photographers found eight black storks (four adults and four juveniles) near the Ju River.

Local fishermen said they had found the large wading birds, which are about 100 cm in length, near the river since last November.

A local authority official named Zhao Xuejun, secretary general of the Birds Association in Yichang, confirmed that they were black storks, after looking at the photos.

Among 2,000 black storks in the world, about 1,000 are in China under government protection.