Wild nature claims place in Romanian capital

"We’re in luck, all the birds are showing themselves," said Ignat, who discovered Vacaresti park in 2011 on assignment from National Geographic. Ignat is one of four founders of the Vacaresti Nature Park Association, which has spent the last four years lobbying authorities to grant the wetlands protected status. "We must have met local and central public authorities more than 250 times," said its director Dan Barbulescu.