Endangered black storks found in central China city   

湖北宜昌现世界濒危珍禽黑鹳 全球仅2000余只

世界濒危珍禽、国家一级重点保护动物黑鹳现身湖北宜昌，这种珍稀鸟类目前全球仅有2000余只。当天上午，宜昌一批鸟类摄影爱好者在当阳沮河里拍摄水鸟时，意外发现8只黑鸟疑似国家一级重点保护动物黑鹳。记者随后现场通过长焦镜头观察发现，这批黑鸟体长大约为1米左右，其中有4只为成年鸟，另外4只为亚成体幼鸟。[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.