taejmundkur.wi@... schrieb:

>Dear all,
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>Characterized by steep mountain ranges and remote agricultural valleys
>in western China, Bhutan and northeastern India, the Black-necked
>Crane's Grus nigricollis range is among the least understood of all
>crane species. More than one-third of the world's population of this
>threatened species winters in Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces in southwest
>China. Numbering over 3,000, this population disperses north to high
>altitude wetlands for breeding during the summer months. However,
>despite past studies of this population, researchers still know very
>little about the birds' migration routes and breeding areas.
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>A project, conducted jointly by the International Crane Foundation and
>researchers in China, will study the migration of the Black-necked
>Crane. During the two-year study, up to ten birds will be fitted with
>satellite transmitters, which will enable researchers to follow the
>birds during their migration. From these data, researchers will identify
>the birds' migration routes and important staging, stop-over, and
>nesting locations. Researchers will also conduct an ecology study of the
>birds, examining the habitat used by the cranes along their migration
>routes and at their breeding areas.
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>To learn more about this work visit the International Crane Foundation
>website on HYPERLINK
>"http://www.savingcranes.org/conservation/our_projects/article.cfm?pid=1
>6&aid=62&cid=2"http://www.savingcranes.org/conservation/our_projects/art
>icle.cfm?pid=16&aid=62&cid=2
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>Results of the first year have already been very encouraging. Birds
>marked at with satellite transmitters at Dashanbao Nature Reserve in
>northeast Yunnan Province have been tracked to the Ruoergai Marshes in
>northern Sichuan Province. This area is an important breeding area for
>the eastern population of Black-necked Cranes. A map provides graphic
>details on this movement.
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>With best wishes, Taej
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>Dr. Taej Mundkur
>Wetlands International - South Asia
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