The red-crowned crane is a vigilant bird that often chooses to nest and breed hidden in the reed beds in relatively shallow waters. "The water surface cannot be too deep," said Wang. "It needs to ...

An international nongovernmental organization’s proposal to downgrade the red-crowned crane in an animal preservation list has triggered a wave of protests in and outside Japan. The bird species ...

One of the rarest species of crane has hatched for the first time at a conservation site in Lancashire. The endangered red-crowned crane chick was born at WWT Martin Mere Wetlands Centre in Burscough.

Every year the northern half of Asia is transformed by snow and ice. Here an array of remarkable creatures defy some of the ...

Every year the northern half of Asia is transformed by snow and ice. Here an array of remarkable creatures defy some of the ...