ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by @beverlyjoubert / Watching these lanky avian marvels perched in the treetops—or strutting across the plain, �with stiltlike legs ever ready to deploy their signature kick on some unwary reptile—it is somehow just a little easier to imagine a time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Secretary birds add so much to these savanna ecosystems–not just in their vital role as apex predators but also with their unique character and otherworldliness. And yet as pressures and threats to their survival intensify, we now risk losing these distinctive raptors in the wild. Just recently, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) up-listed the species to endangered, indicating that it is now at very high risk of extinction. If we want the generations of the future to be as mesmerized as we have been by the sight of a secretary bird in all of its charismatic, crested glory, then we need to make this species a conservation priority. #secretarybird #birds #birdlovers #endangeredspecies」2月17日 20時38分