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Discovery of breeding grounds of a Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus flock that winters in Iran, via satellite telemetry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2002

Yutaka Kanai ,
Meenakshi Nagendran ,
Mutsuyuki Ueta ,
Yuri Markin ,
Juhani Rinne ,
Alexander G. Sorokin ,
Hiroyoshi Higuchi  and
George W. Archibald
Yutaka Kanai
Affiliation:
Research Center, Wild Bird Society of Japan, 2-35-2 Minamidaira, Hino, Tokyo, 191–0041, Japan E-mail: research@wing-wbsj.or.jp
Meenakshi Nagendran
Affiliation:
Dept. of Environmental Studies, California State University-Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 95819-6001, U.S.A.
Mutsuyuki Ueta
Affiliation:
Research Center, Wild Bird Society of Japan, 2-35-2 Minamidaira, Hino, Tokyo, 191–0041, Japan E-mail: research@wing-wbsj.or.jp
Yuri Markin
Affiliation:
Oka State Biosphere Nature Reserve, Brykin Bor, Spassky Region, Ryazanskaya Oblast, 391072 P.O. Lakash, Russia
Juhani Rinne
Affiliation:
P.O. Box 503, SF-00101, Helsinki, Finland
Alexander G. Sorokin
Affiliation:
All Russian Research Institute for Nature Protection, Znamenskoye - Sadki, Moscow, M-628, 113628, Russia
Hiroyoshi Higuchi
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biodiversity Science, The University of Tokyo, 1–1–1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
George W. Archibald
Affiliation:
International Crane Foundation, E-11376 Shady Lane Road, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913, U.S.A.
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Abstract

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Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus occurs only in Asia, and is Critically Endangered. The western population of the species has been almost extirpated, wintering at just two known sites, in Iran and India. To help conserve species that migrate long distances it is essential to have a comprehensive conservation plan that includes identification of migration routes and key resting areas. One Siberian Crane was satellite-tracked from the south Caspian Sea to its breeding grounds in Russia during the spring of 1996. The crane began migration on 6 March, and completed its migration on 1 May. This destination was formerly unknown as a breeding area for the species. During migration, the crane rested primarily at the eastern end of the Volga River delta. This suggests that the delta may be an important resting site for Siberian Crane.

Type
Review Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , December 2002 , pp. 327 - 333
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© BirdLife International 2002