Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

A red-crowned crane chick is carried by an adult bird on the back at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 14, 2025. Captive-bred red-crowned cranes at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar have recently entered their breeding season, with many crane couples welcoming new offspring. With a total area of 2,100 square kilometers, the reserve is dubbed "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest red-crowned crane habitat and largest captive-bred red-crowned crane rewilding base. Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

A red-crowned crane chick is accompanied by an adult bird at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 14, 2025. Captive-bred red-crowned cranes at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar have recently entered their breeding season, with many crane couples welcoming new offspring. With a total area of 2,100 square kilometers, the reserve is dubbed "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest red-crowned crane habitat and largest captive-bred red-crowned crane rewilding base. Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

Red-crowned crane chicks have fun next to an adult bird at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 14, 2025. Captive-bred red-crowned cranes at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar have recently entered their breeding season, with many crane couples welcoming new offspring. With a total area of 2,100 square kilometers, the reserve is dubbed "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest red-crowned crane habitat and largest captive-bred red-crowned crane rewilding base. Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

A red-crowned crane chick is carried by an adult bird on the back at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 14, 2025. Captive-bred red-crowned cranes at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar have recently entered their breeding season, with many crane couples welcoming new offspring. With a total area of 2,100 square kilometers, the reserve is dubbed "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest red-crowned crane habitat and largest captive-bred red-crowned crane rewilding base. Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

A red-crowned crane chick is accompanied by an adult bird at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 14, 2025. Captive-bred red-crowned cranes at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar have recently entered their breeding season, with many crane couples welcoming new offspring. With a total area of 2,100 square kilometers, the reserve is dubbed "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest red-crowned crane habitat and largest captive-bred red-crowned crane rewilding base. Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

A red-crowned crane family is seen at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 14, 2025. Captive-bred red-crowned cranes at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar have recently entered their breeding season, with many crane couples welcoming new offspring. With a total area of 2,100 square kilometers, the reserve is dubbed "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest red-crowned crane habitat and largest captive-bred red-crowned crane rewilding base. Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

Red-Crowned Crane Chick - China

A red-crowned crane family is seen at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 14, 2025. Captive-bred red-crowned cranes at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar have recently entered their breeding season, with many crane couples welcoming new offspring. With a total area of 2,100 square kilometers, the reserve is dubbed "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest red-crowned crane habitat and largest captive-bred red-crowned crane rewilding base. Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

[Breaking News]Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

TSURUI, Japan, Feb. 18 Kyodo - Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025. (Kyodo)

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the Hokkaido village of Tsurui, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - DECEMBER 17, 2024 - Red-crowned cranes spend the winter in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, December 17, 2024.

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane guards its chick and egg at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

(240508) -- QIQIHAR, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane guards its chick and egg at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

(240508) -- QIQIHAR, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane guards its chick and egg at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

(240508) -- QIQIHAR, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A male red-crowned crane (L) guards his mate as she hatches eggs near their nest at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

(240508) -- QIQIHAR, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes are pictured near their nest at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

(240508) -- QIQIHAR, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane chick has fun on its mother's neck at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

(240508) -- QIQIHAR, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane family is pictured at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

(240508) -- QIQIHAR, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane guards its chick and egg at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES-BREEDING SEASON (CN)

(240508) -- QIQIHAR, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane guards its chick and egg at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned cranes there are in their breeding season. The reserve is dubbed the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China, and serves as the world's largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 red-crowned cranes bred in captivity have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane is seen at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Ding He)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane is seen at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes fly at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes fly at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes are seen at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Ding He)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane flies at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes are seen at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Ding He)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane is seen at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Ding He)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-RED-CROWNED CRANES (CN)

(240329) -- QIQIHAR, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane is seen at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 29, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve provides a major habitat for red-crowned cranes and other wildlife. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei checks the condition of red-crowned cranes through a monitor at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the w

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A wild red-crowned crane flies at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes. (Xin

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane eats corn at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes. (Xinh

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 18, 2024 shows Zhao Shiwei checking the condition of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectivel

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei feeds a red-crowned crane at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned crane

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei feeds red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes