The Red-crowned Crane is considered as the "God of Wetlands" and is highly sensitive to environmental changes. It is one of 14 bird species in China classified as critically endangered, with only ...

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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. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua) A ...

In East Asia, it is known as a symbol of luck and fidelity. However, this bird hasn't had the best of luck. It is one of the most endangered birds in the world. Eric Elling at the Denver Zoo estimates ...

What is it? It is one of the world's largest birds. It's also one of the largest cranes, a type of wading bird that is admired for its graceful movements. In Asia, cranes have been honored for ...

Authorities of the Zhalong Crane Breeding Center, based in the northeastern Heilongjiang Province and the largest center of its kind in China, are taking emergency measures to prevent the occurrence ...

The Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, is 160 miles of unoccupied land separating the armed troops of North and South Korea. Despite the violence that these forces threaten, the 2½ -mile-wide stretch ...

Wetlands, the "kidneys of the Earth", are considered one of the three major ecosystems on Earth, along with forests and oceans. Hosting a diverse range of terrestrial and aquatic plant and animal ...