Soaring Eagle Captures Melting of Alpine Glaciers
Beautiful photos, but terrifying consequences.
This week a white-tailed eagle named Victor will make five flights over the Alps, using an attached camera to take photos and video of the effects of global warming. This is reported by AP News.
The images will be stunningly beautiful, but the consequences of what is happening will be equally terrible. A small camera is mounted between the eagle's majestic wings, so the whole world will be able to see the full picture of the Alpine glaciers.
The organizers of this project hope the photos will help shake the world out of its apathy toward climate change and push it toward more decisive and faster action to tackle its consequences. They also hope it will convince people of the importance of protecting birds and their habitats.
Jacques-Olivier Travers
founder of the organization Freedom ConservationHumanity has two dreams: to swim with dolphins and to fly with eagles. This is the first time we will actually fly on an eagle's back over such a distance. How can you convince people to protect birds and their environment if you never show them what birds see?
The video the organizers received after Victor's first flight over the Alps stunned them. Huge glaciers are melting and collapsing, which could lead to terrible consequences. Soon, falling ice could pose a threat to nearby cities.
The organizers of this project are convinced it is already too late to save the Alpine glaciers, but it is not too late to fight climate change in a broader sense.
Recently, the UN published a report on changes in climate and nature over the past 5 years.
DiCaprio accused politicians of denying global warming.
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