Rescued buzzards return to the skies

Two injured buzzards were released into the wild on Nov 30 after being nursed back to health at the Beijing Raptor Rescue Center in the Jiufeng National Forest Park, on the outskirts of the capital.

GPS tracking data on Tuesday showed one of the birds of prey had flown to southern Henan province, while the other reached a county south of Shijiazhuang in Hebei province.

The common buzzard is a wildlife species accorded second-level State protection. Yet they are still the target of poachers.