Birds of prey can only survive in large numbers in Third World nations where the environment is still relatively intact. One bird lover observed as many kites in one tree in Nepal as are remaining in all of Taiwan.
老鷹多的地方，通常是在自然環境保存較完整的第三世界國家。有鳥友曾經目睹，在尼泊爾一棵樹上棲息的老鷹，就等於國內加起來的總數。