China: Red-Crowned Crane Strolls Into Restaurant and Begs for Food in Yunnan

On May 1, 2026, in Pu’er, located in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, a video captured a red-crowned crane walking into a restaurant near a wetland. The wetland beside the restaurant had many cranes nearby. One crane entered the dining area and walked directly toward a customer’s table, seemingly looking for food. Children watched the crane happily and gave it some food. The crane ate it and continued waiting for another person to feed it, showing little fear of people before finally leaving the restaurant.

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]Baby red-crowned crane

Hokkaido,Japan, May 22 Kyodo -Video taken on May 22, 2024, shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.(Kyodo)

Baby red-crowned crane

Baby red-crowned crane

Photo taken on May 22, 2024, shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

Baby red-crowned crane

Baby red-crowned crane

Photo taken on May 22, 2024, shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

Baby red-crowned crane

Baby red-crowned crane

Photo taken on May 22, 2024, shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

Baby red-crowned crane

Baby red-crowned crane

Photo taken on May 22, 2024, shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

Baby red-crowned crane

Baby red-crowned crane

Photo taken on May 22, 2024, shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

Baby red-crowned crane

Baby red-crowned crane

Photo taken on May 22, 2024, shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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) -- 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) -- 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) -- 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

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 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

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 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

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 collects fallen feathers of 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

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

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

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei takes records of migratory birds 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-crowne

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

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

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei observes migratory birds with a telescope 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 r

China nature reserve helps red-crowned cranes breed, return to nature

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Red-crowned cranes feed in snow at north Japan center

Red-crowned cranes feed in snow at north Japan center

KUSHIRO, Japan - Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, feed in snow at the Akan International Crane Center in Kushiro on the northernmost main island Hokkaido on Jan. 17, 2015.

Hokkaido cranes to Taiwan

Hokkaido cranes to Taiwan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local elementary school pupils sing during a ceremony in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, held on Sept. 13, 2011, prior to the departure of a pair of red-crowned cranes to Taiwan. The city of Kushiro will lend the birds, a species designated as a special national natural treasure, to Taiwan for an indefinite period of time. Known as a symbol of longevity and conjugal love in Japan, the crane is also popular in Taiwan, which asked Kushiro in 2009 to donate some of the birds.

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-WETLAND (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-WETLAND (CN)

(221107) -- PANJIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes are pictured at a breeding center for crane species in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 9, 2019. Various types of wetlands have been found in the Liaohe River Delta. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-WETLAND (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-WETLAND (CN)

(221107) -- PANJIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane is seen at the Red Beach scenic area in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 19, 2021. Various types of wetlands have been found in the Liaohe River Delta. The tidelands there are covered by the suaeda salsa, which turn red on the beach in autumn. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

CHINA-LIAONING-LIAOHE DELTA (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-LIAOHE DELTA (CN)

(221026) -- SHENYANG, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane is seen in the Liaohekou National Nature Reserve, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

STORY: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liaoning 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO SHIWEI, Ranger of Liaohekou National Nature Reserve 3. various of Liaoning 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI QIUTONG, Local official, Panjin STORYLINE: After a 10-year battle against environmental pollution, the old industrial hub of Liaoning has undergone fundamental changes in the ecological environment and biodiversity. Panjin City sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming myriad wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO SHIWEI, Ranger of Liaohekou National Nature Reserve "Liaohekou National Nature Reserve has been breeding red-crowned cranes since 1996. The endangered red-crowned crane is under national first-class protection." The red-crowned crane is regarded as one of the most sensitive indicator species of the w

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Several red-crowned cranes are pictured at a breeding center for crane species in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baby red-crowned crane is pictured in a crane breeding and protection station under the forestry and wetland protection service center in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

Xinhua Headlines: Decade-long eco-conservation regreens China's old industrial base

(220819) -- SHENYANG, Aug. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei feeds baby red-crowned cranes in a crane breeding and protection station under the forestry and wetland protection service center in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)