What is a red dragon?
The red dragon is small, agile, the prey bird known for its distinctive, rusty red body, gray white head and white spots on the underside of the wings. This Raptor is also known under its scientific name, Milvus Milvus, is part of the Accipitridae family, which also contains eagles, hawks and vultures. The Red Dragon lives mainly in Europe, although winter can until northwest Africa and the Middle East. The highest number of red dragons is in Germany, France and Spain. Although it was eradicated in most of the UK at the end of the 18th century, Red Kites are doing comeback because of the reintroduction efforts that began in 1989. The Red Dragon, known in the UK for its beauty, is often considered to be rising above the landscape, its silhouette marked with its signature fork tail, which acts as a rudder to help him change the direction. The Red Kite wing span is 5.5 feet (1.7 to 1.9 meters) and weighs between 2 and 3pounds (0.8 to 1.4 kilograms). Females are slightly larger than men. The small body of the bird is relatively weak, which means that they feed mainly on carrion, small mammals and insects or earthworms.
The red dragon tends to combine throughout his life. The nests are made of sticks in trees fork and lined with wool and found objects. Sometimes it nest in abandoned nests Crow or builds on them as a base. The female lays two to four eggs. Although women are the main incubators, men sometimes make the female facilitating the eggs while women hunt for a short time. Young red dragons remain in the nest until they are seven weeks old and are dependent on food for the next month. Young red dragons begin to breed at the age of two to three years.
Until the 16th century, red dragons were spread throughout Europe. The seventeenth century "pest laws" Enododed to kill red dragons because they mistakenly believedthat they kill sheep and threaten the livelihood of farmers. Over the next few hundred years, the dragon populations have failed, and in England and Scotland almost erased with several breeding couples in Wales.
Informal effort began at the end of the 19th century. In the age of 80, the populations slowly grew as formal efforts began to introduce. Although it is still considered rare, the Red Kite population continues to grow as individuals and organizations concerned to protect their uncertain future.