The endangered red-crowned crane chick was born at WWT Martin Mere Wetlands Centre in Burscough. Nick Brooks, centre manager, said the successful hatching was a "great achievement" as previously ...

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 ...

The rising demand for grey crowned cranes in recreational parks, hotels and homes is fast contributing to the disappearance of the birds in their wild habitats. The demand has seen the rise of ...

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 ...