19:22 13.06.2017
Moscow Region biologists
discovered a black stork's nest; the bird features on the Red List of
Threatened Species in Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine and some other
countries.
In contrast to white storks,
black storks are very cautious and prefer to live in remote and hard
to reach places, away from humans. The last time this rare species
was spotted living and nested in Moscow Region was in the 1920s.
Ornithologists didn't reveal the
exact location of the nest to keep it away from bumbling
bird-watchers which they feared could cause discomfort to the black stork
family. Now the birds are being observed in real time.
If a couple of black storks
deliver offspring, this forest area may be declared a natural monument
of regional significance, according to the Russian Ministry
of Natural Resources and Environment.
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