Lin
Yingying
2018-11-18
17:49 GMT+8
In 2003,
Tian Zhiwei saved 13 large wild birds from death. He fed each a kilogram of
fish every day, going through three metric tons of fish in the six months that
followed. An ornithologist informed him that the birds were oriental white
storks, which have a population of less than 3,000 worldwide. They prefer
Poyang and Dongting lakes in China for wintering, and Far East Russia for
breeding.
When the
birds recovered, Tian thought he could release them back to the wild, but they
were unexpectedly sent to a zoo for show. When he visited them later on, he
found only six remained.
The man
made up his mind to build a rescue station to help injured wild birds, and
ensure they go back where they belonged – the wild, instead of the zoo.
And in
2011, that sanctuary was finally set up.
He used
to be a soldier and worked in the aquatic products processing industry, but he
decided to temporarily leave his job without a salary and devote his time to
the conservation of wild birds.
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