The last thing you would expect to find in an ever-expanding city like Beijing is Wildlife. But it's here!

In fact Beijing has a greater variety of bird species than London, New York and Paris.

This eight part series will explore Beijing's wildlife and the people trying to conserve it.

In Part 5 Professor Gao Wu talks about Beijing's historic relationship with the swift. And how this migratory bird has been managed to adapt to Beijing's changing urban environment.

 

Related Readings:

Wild Beijing – part 1: The Black Stork	Wild Beijing – part 2: Beijing's Wetlands
Wild Beijing – part 3: Birding in Beijing	Wild Beijing – part 4: Caught on Camera (video)