Organizers hope his spectacular eagle’s-view footage will help jolt the world out of climate-change apathy and toward swifter action to combat its effects. His handler hopes that seeing the world as an eagle sees it will also convince viewers of the importance of protecting birds and their environments. “Humanity has two dreams: to swim with dolphins and fly with eagles,” French falconer and Freedom Conservation founder Jacques-Olivier Travers said. During each flight, the eagle is to fly 3km to 5km and descend 1,500m to 3,000m in search of Travers below. So if he doesn’t see me and decides not to come to me, he could go anywhere,” Travers said.

Source: Taipei Times October 03, 2019 15:56 UTC