Bird rescuer recalls 2,000-km wild goose chase

Tian Zhiwei is so determined to protect wild birds that he once drove 2,000 kilometers across six provinces to return a stray wild goose to its migrating flock.

He has been protecting and rescuing wild birds since 2004, when he rescued 14 oriental white storks. Now age 50, he is director of the Wildlife Conservation Association's Daqinghe rescue station in Tangshan, Hebei province.

Tangshan, in the Bohai Bay area, is an important stop for migratory birds flying between East Asia and Australia. Each year, millions of wild birds stop in the city, which has many wetlands and beaches.