Afterward, Mr. Xu treated the heron's wound with iodine and other disinfectants and bandaged it. Once he confirmed that the heron had no other injuries, he released it back into the wild. More for You ...

White-eared night heron (ZHAO XUEBING / FOR CHINA DAILY) There are estimated to be just 1,000 white-eared night herons in the wild. In early October one was found at the Jinshan Yakou Xinping bird ...