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No fresh water ENDANGERED
The loss of wetlands in the countries we migrate to in winter is the
main reason for our decreasing population. In these countries, farmers have
begun using fresh water for growing crops. Dams have been built on rivers,
and several important natural lakes, like the large Poyang Lake, have become
smaller. As a result, we don’t have a home in winter. Pollution and pesticides
are also harming us. To top it all, we are hunted
in Afghanistan and Pakistan!
TddhaeemvcaoisnntasCttirhnuignctafioohrnatshoebf etSheinebeTprhaiarrnetieccurGaloanrrelg.yes Project: save the Siberian crane
In 2003, the United Nations Environment Programme
and the International Crane Foundation launched the
Siberian Crane Wetland Project to protect our habitats
in China and India. Sixteen sites, along my migration
route, have been selected for the purpose. Several
protected areas have been marked out in China,
Russia, and India as well.
Blast from rTohoestSsiibnewriaentlacnradnse. feeds, nests, and
the past
Y RED
Siberian cranes used to migrate
to India every year but have not CR
been sighted since 2002. The first
recorded sighting of the Siberian EN
VU
crane in India was in
the seventeenth century
by an artist.
Did you know? ENCDRIATNIGCEALL
ScBNiaaSbhtliaelagKtrtrinioeaoasotnns,plaalaucivldkrrePae,eanItotnhrehkGde.isiahatoa,nnea Siberian cranes have a
tendency to develop leg
joint arthritis as a result
of standing for long hours
on surfaces which do not
provide the same cushion.
The loss of wetlands in the countries we migrate to in winter is the
main reason for our decreasing population. In these countries, farmers have
begun using fresh water for growing crops. Dams have been built on rivers,
and several important natural lakes, like the large Poyang Lake, have become
smaller. As a result, we don’t have a home in winter. Pollution and pesticides
are also harming us. To top it all, we are hunted
in Afghanistan and Pakistan!
TddhaeemvcaoisnntasCttirhnuignctafioohrnatshoebf etSheinebeTprhaiarrnetieccurGaloanrrelg.yes Project: save the Siberian crane
In 2003, the United Nations Environment Programme
and the International Crane Foundation launched the
Siberian Crane Wetland Project to protect our habitats
in China and India. Sixteen sites, along my migration
route, have been selected for the purpose. Several
protected areas have been marked out in China,
Russia, and India as well.
Blast from rTohoestSsiibnewriaentlacnradnse. feeds, nests, and
the past
Y RED
Siberian cranes used to migrate
to India every year but have not CR
been sighted since 2002. The first
recorded sighting of the Siberian EN
VU
crane in India was in
the seventeenth century
by an artist.
Did you know? ENCDRIATNIGCEALL
ScBNiaaSbhtliaelagKtrtrinioeaoasotnns,plaalaucivldkrrePae,eanItotnhrehkGde.isiahatoa,nnea Siberian cranes have a
tendency to develop leg
joint arthritis as a result
of standing for long hours
on surfaces which do not
provide the same cushion.
