Meet the Black Eagle, Taiwan’s largest raptor by wingspan. Living high in the mist-shrouded mountain canopy, this elusive hunter comes to life in an exquisitely illustrated book. A mated pair defends their territory, raises their young, and fights for hunting grounds. From the moment a hatchling is born, it faces one peril after another, learning—step by step—how to fly, hunt, and survive.
After Taiwan’s Wildlife Conservation Act was enacted in 1989, the Black Eagle was listed as endangered, and few believed it could recover. Yet through conservation efforts—and the eagle’s own resilience—it was reclassified from “endangered” to “rare and valuable” in 2019. Today it is one of the very few species in Taiwan to edge back from the brink.
Against this powerful story runs another: a quiet farming village in the foothills, slowly aging. Two seemingly separate timelines converge into a moving encounter between humans and raptors—and the young eagle grows into a true “Black Samurai” of the forest skies.