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Red-crowned crane: the only national bird for China  -  Apr 20, 2007
央视国际The Red-crowned crane, or Grus japoensis, has won out as the only appropriate candidate for China's national bird after years of expert analysis and public ...

A new addition - Fort Worth Zoo hatches its second red-crowned crane  -  Jun 21, 2005
$2.95 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - NewsBankA red-crowned crane has been hatched at the Fort Worth Zoo as part of an effort to save the second-rarest crane in the world. ...

Taiwan to return red-crowned crane to China via South Korea  -  Sep 13, 2007
DigitalJournal.comBy dpa news. Taiwan plans to return a Chinese red-crowned crane, stranded in Taiwan for three years owing to Taiwan-China tension, to China via South Korea, ...

Article: A red-crowned crane looks through the fence of its enclosure....  -  Jul 27, 2007
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Korean Scientists Succeed in Hatching Rare Red-Crowned Cranes  -  Jul 3, 2009
조선�보 - 조선�보(�문�)For the first time in Korea researchers have succeeded in artificially hatching the endangered species Grus japonensis, commonly known as the Red-crowned ...

Article: A red-crowned crane chick walks in its enclosure at the zoo...  -  Jul 27, 2007
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Fragile cargo heads to Russia All eggs not in one basket as 3-day...  -  May 15, 2005
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News ArchiveBy Linda Wilson Fuoco .Pittsburgh post-gazette . Eggs can't fly, but 17 large speckled eggs will be transported by airplane, then by train, truck and row ...

Article: A red-crowned crane looks through the fence of its enclosure....  -  Jul 27, 2007
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A group of cranes stroll on a harvested rice field in Suncheon, South...  -  Oct 31, 2008
Korea TimesIn particular, the red-crowned crane is categorized as an ``endangered'' species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (UNEP), ...

A red-crowned crane and its offspring feed at the zoo in the... |...  -  Jul 27, 2007
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Rare bird eggs begin incredible journey  -  May 17, 2005
pittsburghlive.comBy Tony LaRussa, TRIBUNE-REVIEW. Tony LaRussa is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-320-7987 or via e-mail. ...

A red-crowned crane looks through the fence of its enclosure... |...  -  Jul 27, 2007
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Stranded rare crane to leave next week for return to wild  -  Mar 21, 2008
China PostTAIPEI, Taiwan -- After nearly four years of twists and turns in its fate, a rare red-crowned crane named Dan Dan will finally leave Taiwan for South Korea ...

Dallas Morning News, The : Rare peek  -  May 12, 2006
$2.95 - Dallas Morning News - NewsBankA red-crowned crane and its week-old chick looked for insects Thursday at the Fort Worth Zoo. The chick is one of 70 cranes of this type in US captivity. ...

Woodland Park Zoo Visitors can See the Chick Following Mom and Dad …  -  May 14, 2009
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsBy Gigi Allianic. Seattle, WA - Mother's Day weekend emerged with the hatching of a male red-crowned chick at Woodland Park Zoo. ...

Host figure skater Liu wins 1st gold of China's 11th Winter Games  -  Jan 18, 2008
china.org.cnThe two-time figure skating national champion Liu Yan won the first gold medal of China 's 11th Winter Games in Qiqihar , Northeast China on Thursday. ...

Protecting Wetlands 1  -  Jul 27, 2009
央视国际Dr. Su Liying worked at Zhalong Nature Reserve in Heilongjiang Province for many years. She is now very worried about the condition of the wetland there. ...

Largest Red-crowned Cranes Center on Bird Flu Alert  -  Dec 13, 2006
china.org.cnZhalong State Nature Reserve for Red-Crowned Cranes, the largest artificial breeding center for the species in China , is on high alert for bird flu ...

Plants and Animals in China  -  Sep 3, 2007
china.org.cnChina is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of wildlife in the world. There are more than 6266 species of vertebrates, 10 percent of the ...

Residents to be relocated from wetland  -  Oct 31, 2005
中国日报By Li Fangchao (China Daily). HARBIN: In an effort to rescue the fast shrinking and deteriorating Zhalong Wetland, 5400 people who live in the main area of ...

America's birdhouse: Aviary is a festival of feathered life  -  Jul 24, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Orlando Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverA macaw struts and frets for visitors at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, home for 600 exotic and endangered birds representing 200 species. ...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram : New face in town (photo only)  -  May 12, 2006
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Mga taga-laga sa mga ibon ng Tsina  -  May 5, 2009
國際在綫Ang lawa ng Xianghai ng lalawigang Jilin sa dakong hilagang silangan ng Tsina ay pambansang natural reserve zone at mahigit 100 libong hektarya ang saklaw ...

Politics affecting rare bird's fate: Hau  -  May 25, 2007
Taipei Times - Taipei TimesPolitical considerations are preventing a stranded rare crane from being returned to its original habitat in northeastern China, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin ...

Number of red-crowned cranes increases in Mekong Delta  -  Nov 6, 2009
VietNamNet BridgeVietNamNet Bridge - Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang's measures to protect 200 hectares of nang grass (Lepironia articulata), which provide both a ...

Article: Nest raising by Red-crowned Cranes in response to human- …  -  Sep 1, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Wilson Journal of Ornithology - HighBeam ResearchNest raising by Red-crowned Cranes in response to human-mediated flooding at Zhalong Nature Reserve, China.(SHORT COMMUNICATIONS)(Report) ... find The ...

Article: CRANE SAVES FACE DESPITE SNAIL'S PACE THE USBC …  -  Jul 25, 2005
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China's biggest natural wetland reserve welcomes migrating birds  -  Mar 31, 2009
china.org.cnSince late March, thousands of migrating birds such as red-crowned cranes, swans, wild geese, and wild ducks, have been arriving at Panjin Shuangtaizi ...

TAIWAN MINISTRY HALTS ROAD CONSTRUCTION AS RARE BIRDS …  -  Feb 29, 2008
Free with registration - AsiaPulse News - AccessMyLibrary.comTAIPEI, Feb 29 Asia Pulse - A construction project to broaden the roads in Jinshan township, Taipei County, has been suspended recently in order to protect ...

Montana Administrative Rules - 12.6.2208 LIST OF CONTROLLED …  -  Sep 8, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Montana Administrative Rules - Loislaw12.6.2208 LIST OF CONTROLLED SPECIES (1) The following birds are classified as controlled species: (a) Black-Crowned Crane — Balearica pavonina; ...

'Stealing the autumn' in seaside Yancheng  -  Jan 3, 2008
china.org.cnIf you are visiting my hometown, Yancheng, a city in north Jiangsu Province , East China, for the first time you must visit the Milu deer reserve in ...

East China welcomes red-crowned cranes  -  Oct 21, 2007
china.org.cnConservation workers at a nature reserve area in east China's Jiangsu Province are making preparations for the arrival of red-crowned cranes. ...

JAL pilot believes firm can soar again  -  Jan 20, 2010
読売新�Japan Airlines' oldest working captain, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, firmly believes the cash-strapped carrier, which applied Tuesday to be placed under ...

Article: Fire at Chinese nature reserve threatens rare crane's...  -  Mar 24, 2005
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Stunning moments from the wild  -  Feb 5, 2006
The HinduPOWERFUL PORTRAIT: Judged the best, "Sky Chase" by Manuel Presti, Italy, is all about the dynamics of the natural world. PHOTOS: COURTESY AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, ...

Art of the Wild.(Twenty-One Red-Crowned Cranes and One Black Crow)( …  -  May 1, 2005
$4.95 - Audubon - ECNextArt of the Wild Camille Solyagua's aptly named Twenty-One Red-Crowned Cranes and One Black Crow (Nazaraeli Press, 16 pages, S40) is an ode to one of the ...

Sayonara, JAL  -  Jan 24, 2010
BusinessWorld OnlineHow can a JAL say good-bye? For almost 60 years, Japan Air Lines, flag carrier of Japan, symbolized the Zen of Japanese management-serene and quiet ef ...

Wildcat Tests Japan's Environmental Will  -  Oct 28, 2006
FOXNewsBy HANS GREIMEL. IRIOMOTE NATIONAL PARK, Japan — The steamy, hazy jungle thrums with trilling insects, singing frogs and the steady gurgle of rushing water ...

Qiqihar (China) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  May 25, 2008
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Protecting Wetlands 1  -  Jul 27, 2009
央视国际26 years ago, a herdsman, named Bilige Batu, came to a wetland in Kerqin in the northeast of Inner Mongolia. This was a good pasture his father chose for ...

The Standard - China's Business Newspaper  -  Jan 5, 2010
The StandardFlowing from qinghai province to the East China Sea, the 6300-kilometer Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang, provides a unique habitat for numerous animals. ...

Where Whooping Cranes Cheat Extinction  -  Feb 18, 2005
New York TimesBy SIMON ROMERO. SOME of the most majestic birds on the planet congregate each winter just off the narrow road to a cavernous barbecue restaurant that calls ...

Choreography: Feng Ying  -  Feb 18, 2006
新浪网In the dream, the red crowned crane leads the child to the Land of Porcelain,The Nutcracker, which has almost become a kind of annual Christmas ritual in ...

Source: CCTV.com  -  Sep 13, 2008
央视国际China's wetlands are a natural treasure, but large areas are coming under threat as development disrupts the ecosystem. In a move to safeguard Dahuangpu ...

Nest usurpation by Red-headed Woodpeckers in southeastern Montana. | …  -  Sep 1, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Wilson Journal of Ornithology - HighBeam ResearchNest usurpation by Red-headed Woodpeckers in southeastern Montana. ... find The Wilson Journal of Ornithology articles. Competition for nest sites is often ...

Protecting Wetlands 2  -  Jul 28, 2009
央视国际In late April 2008, when our reporters were interviewing in the Jilin Province, they heard that there were more than 2000 Siberian cranes staying at a local ...

Ecotourism is more than just a label  -  Aug 19, 2006
中国日报By Chen Hong (China Daily). With one of the country's biggest wetlands, Tongyu's Xianghai Wetland Reserve does have enough natural resources for ecotourism. ...

Source: CCTV.com  -  Jul 13, 2008
央视国际The Olympic torch continues its journey in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, and Sunday's route covered the city of Qiqihar. ...

Goldminer pulls plug on pursuit of summer  -  Jun 7, 2008
Sydney Morning HeraldUP TO 2 MILLION migratory waterbirds and shorebirds have flocked to Dalai Lake and its surrounding wetlands since early last month. ...

And the mascot for Beijing Olympics is ...  -  Nov 11, 2005
中国日报After a three-year lobbying campaign and a yearlong closed-door selection process, 2008 Beijing Olympic mascot, or possibly five mascots, will be announced ...

Saving a rare feline  -  Nov 14, 2006
Malaysia StarOne of the world's rarest wildcats tests Japan's resolve to save the environment. HANS GREIMEL reports. THE steamy, hazy jungle thrums with trilling insects ...

Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and …  -  Apr 15, 2009
Asia Times OnlineBy Stephanie Wang. CHANGSHA, China - A recent skirmish over Japanese cherry flowers and a newly published book have prompted a nationwide controversy over ...

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff  -  Sep 19, 2008
Christian Science MonitorDelightful 'Pushing Daisies' now out on DVD, surging dance music from Congo's Kasai Allstars, a documentary about the fabled Warner Bros. studio, and more. ...

This shy species joins the elite club  -  Nov 16, 2005
The HinduNEW DELHI: The slender, gazelle-like Tibetan antelope -- chiru -- relentlessly hunted for its wool has been selected as one of the five official mascots for ...

Miraculous Yellow River delta  -  Jul 28, 2009
中国日报Every year, the River flushes down carrying about 1600 million-ton clay and sand, of which about 1200 million-ton sediments are deposited at the delta. ...

Forced to Run Straight, a River Must Now Twist  -  Nov 7, 2007
New York TimesBy NORIMITSU ONISHI. KUSHIRO, Japan — In the early 1980s, engineers straightened out stretches of the Kushiro River, which had meandered some 100 miles ...

CCTV-English Channel-Sports Scene  -  Dec 7, 2005
央视国际If you were watching last week, you'll remember our story on the Olympic mascots called "The Making of the Five Friendlies". Now it's time for the second ...

The making of Fuwa(II)  -  Mar 26, 2007
央视国际In the following months, the group created the fire-dragon. they thought about using the red -crowned crane and a magpie instead, but decided they were not ...

Zoos have plan for avian flu | Contact between birds and visitors...  -  Jan 23, 2006
Pay-Per-View - San Diego Union - Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverIn 2003, Newcastle disease forced the San Diego Zoo to vaccinate birds and take other precautions. The virus never reached the zoo's grounds, ...

Resort aims to be 'cool' in summer and winter  -  Sep 29, 2009
中国日报By Li Xuefei (China Daily). Heilongjiang is increasingly being recognized for its rich tourism resources. Located at the highest latitude of all Chinese ...

Building BRICs of growth  -  Jun 9, 2008
Tehran TimesThe biggest investment boom in history is under way. Over half of the world's infrastructure investment is now taking place in emerging economies, ...

Family art displayed  -  Jun 2, 2006
Pay-Per-View - The Oklahoman - Factiva, from Dow JonesNORMAN — “Separated at Birth� is the apt title of a show of paintings, in different styles, by Beverly Herndon, a Norman artist who does Oriental brushwork, ...

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff.(Arts & Culture)( …  -  Sep 19, 2008
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北海é?“冬季野生动物  -  Sep 20, 2005
国际在线A frosted stage gathers red-crowned cranes, whooper swans, sika deer, and snow monkeys. Can Japan turn an ancient reverence for its animals into modern ...

What if all humans vanished overnight?  -  Aug 15, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverHuman extinction isn't a pleasant prospect, but it holds one small consolation: If we go, we're taking the cockroaches with us. ...

Torch blazes through pasture of Northeast  -  Jul 14, 2008
中国日报By Wang Shanshan. QIQIHAR, Heilongjiang: In this northeastern province of towering mountain ranges, vast plains and commanding rivers, the sacred Olympic ...

Japan's straightened rivers to get their curves back Critics call the...  -  Nov 7, 2007
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Casting call ... of the wild ; RedEye handicaps the finalists for the...  -  Nov 4, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver...[Factoid]: Pandas vocalize by "chirping" during mating and "honking" in distress. It works for Paris Hilton. CHATTER. On Nov. 11, the world will learn the ...

[OB] SCWP Unites Nations in Conserving Wetlands along Waterbird …  -  Nov 23, 2009
Surfbirds NewsThe UNEP/GEF Siberian Crane Wetland Project (SCWP) organized a major Project Completion Workshop in Harbin, China last month. ...

Japan's rivers veer from straight and narrow | Article from Internatio...  -  Nov 7, 2007
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Author examines how the planet would fare if humans vanished over …  -  Aug 13, 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle Post IntelligencerBy CECELIA GOODNOW. Human extinction isn't a pleasant prospect, but it holds one small consolation: If we go, we're taking the cockroaches with us. ...

Refuge eagerly awaits 'Number Nine': Crane to arrive later this year.  -  Sep 17, 2007
Free with registration - Sun Herald - AccessMyLibrary.comSep. 17--GAUTIER -- At the New Orleans Audubon Nature Institute, scientists call the sandhill crane conceived with frozen semen by the nickname, ...

Search Mission For Baiji, or White Flag Dolphin, Continues Despite...  -  Dec 18, 2006
Spotlighting NewsThe search mission for a dolphin species in the Yangtze River, continues despite having found none for 38 days, Xinhua announced. Due to extensive fishing, ...

China's poorer locales see gold in Olympics mascot  -  Nov 4, 2005
San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union TribuneBy Charles Hutzler. AP. LIANYUNGANG, China – As the propaganda head of Lianyungang, Wu Jiaqing's chief mission is to carry the Chinese Communist Party's ...

Tibetan Antelope leads race of bidding for 2008 Olympics mascot  -  Sep 2, 2005
中国日报The official mascot for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be announced on November 12th, and the Tibetan Antelope is recognized by many people as the best ...

Wetland reserve disappearing  -  Apr 15, 2005
中国日报 - 中国日报By He Na and Li Xiang (China Daily). XIANGHAI, Jilin Province: Xianghai State Nature Reserve is likely to disappear entirely next year because of drought ...

Beats of a different drum  -  Feb 25, 2007
中国日报The most interesting event of the Lisu people's traditional Kuoshi festival is the Hair-Combing Contest held on the first and seventh days of the first ...

Fragile Cargo Of Eggs Heads To Russia  -  May 15, 2005
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive...aviary lias the transport alined at saving the red crowned crane, which is the third most endangered bird in the world, and the white (taped > which is ...

Time for the birds  -  May 21, 2007
中国日报Just as its name implies, this place boasts hundred kinds of birds. And what is more attractive are some rare species, like the Brown eared-pheasant, ...

IN BRIEF (Page: 7, Date: 05/26/2005)  -  May 26, 2005
中国日报A series of documentaries with 100 episodes about Chinese students studying in the United Kingdom is now being produced by Guangdong and Beijing Television ...

Press Release: Fort Worth Zoo selects Serenic Navigator to help it...  -  Feb 10, 2009
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Taipei zoo preparing rare crane for trip back to Korea  -  Mar 28, 2008
China PostTAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei City Zoo is dispatching a red-crowned crane to South Korea today, three-and-a-half years after the precious migratory bird was ...

GRANT WILL ALLOW ICF TO WORK MORE IN CHINA CRANE …  -  Jan 7, 2007
Madison.comAP | Posted: Sunday, January 7, 2007 12:00 am | Loading… A Wisconsin-based foundation dedicated to saving crane populations worldwide has the chance to ...

READ WITH ME A LITERACY PAGE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY LET'S …  -  Aug 30, 2005
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Zoos have prescription for avian flu  -  Mar 12, 2006
ParamusPost.comBy Jeanette Steele Sunday, March 12 2006, 02:54 PM EST. When you have 3000 birds - some rare and endangered - you've got to be worried about the bird flu. ...

FORGET THE CODE: GO SEE DA VINCI's INVENTIONS  -  Aug 12, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Austin American-Statesman - NewsBankA massive Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit just debuted in San Francisco, but it isn't at an art museum and the focal point isn't just art. "Da Vinci . ...

Winged Migration (Blu-ray)  -  Apr 10, 2009
DVDTOWN.com..." If you want hard information, there are better films out there. But for sheer poetry and an 89-minute appreciation of migratory birds? By James Plath ...

Two whooping cranes frolic in the snow, April 1997. (Courtesy of Wu …  -  Jan 26, 2007
Taiwan TodayBy Sandra Shih. Wu Shao-tong has spent 12 years traveling to 14 countries on five continents to photograph cranes in their original habitats, ...

On the Wing: Prairie home created for cranes  -  Sep 6, 2008
Traverse City Record EagleBy KAY CHARTER. In 1971, George Archibald and Ron Sauey met at Cornell University where they were graduate students studying crane behavior. ...

Quo vadis, Grus japonensis?  -  Feb 21, 2008
China PostNobody knows for certain where the red crowned crane started its migration from, but it was found marooned near Hsinchu three years ago. It was wounded. ...

北海é?“冬季野生動物  -  Sep 20, 2005
世界新�報 - 世界新�報A frosted stage gathers red-crowned cranes, whooper swans, sika deer, and snow monkeys. Can Japan turn an ancient reverence for its animals into modern ...

City aviary sends rare eggs to Russia .  -  May 17, 2005
Allegheny Times - Google News ArchiveAP Writer . PITTSBURGH — Even though they have wings. 15 eggs were flying to Russia on Monday. The eggs — 12 from the endangered red-crown crane and three ...

Things to do this week and beyond  -  Sep 14, 2006
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Booms, Busts, and Construction Cranes  -  Jan 7, 2008
lewrockwell.comAt the same time, while in Beijing, our guide quipped that the national bird of China is officially the Red-Crowned Crane, but that it should really be the ...

Important Wetland May Soon Disappear, Take Endangered Species With …  -  Sep 22, 2005
Worldwatch Institute...by Lila Buckley on September 22, 2005. Unless rainfall increases by at least 80 percent over last year, the remaining surface water in China's 100000 ...

A Chinese Odyssey  -  Oct 9, 2007
Beijing ReviewOnce on the train, totally exhausted from the "struggle for survival," I had to alternate standing on one leg at a time like a red crowned crane in the ...

Endangered storks return to their ancient home  -  Dec 4, 2008
china.org.cnThe rare oriental white stork has been observed along the ancient course of the Yellow River for the first time, according to workers at the Yellow River ...

Ecotourism is more than just a label  -  Aug 22, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Industry Updates - Factiva, from Dow JonesAmong the means to stimulate economic growth, ecological tourism sounds quite fashionable. This partly helps explain the interest of local officials in ...

The mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympics would be unveiled on …  -  Nov 4, 2005
Free with registration - PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd - AccessMyLibrary.comThe unveiling date also marks the 1000-day countdown to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, which will start at 8:00 pm on August 8, 2008. ...

Caofeidian's Back Garden  -  Jul 12, 2007
china.org.cnLocated to the southwest of Tanghai County in Hebei Province, on the northern shore of the Bohai Sea, the Caofeidian Wetlands Park lies 25 kilometers from ...

Veteran photographer returns with new exhibit  -  06 Aug 2009
SGGPMeanwhile, the Red-crowned Crane collection gives a new view of the red-crowned crane. This bird becomes romantic and poetic in the photos.

Chinese nature reserve artificially breeds 22 endangered cranes  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
XinhuaThe red-crowned crane is an endangered species with an estimated population of 1700 to 2000 in the wild, according to the International Crane Foundation.

Can birds bring world peace: How three endangered white cranes ...  -  Feb 5, 2009
Stentor,Ornithologist Dr. George Archibald narrated the story of how saving the Whooping Crane, the Siberian Crane, and the Red Crowned Crane brought about

Arts and Leisure  -  Feb 5, 2009
Stentor,...and the Red Crowned Crane brought about socio-economic development in the most troubled areas of the world such as Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan,

Popularity & Opportunity ~ GIFTIONERY Taipei 2008 & CREATIVE Taiwan  -  Oct 28, 2008
MarketWatchThe "Red-Crowned Crane," a new work introduced by JADO ART, an exhibitor in Creative Taiwan, was very popular among international buyers.

It’s Crane v. Sparrow in China’s National Bird Search  -  Sep 9, 2008
Wall Street Journal Blogs,Symbolizing longevity and respect, the red-crowned crane was the only bird selected for the possible honor by officials. A 2004 poll by the country’s

Red-crowned crane waits for coronation  -  Sep 3, 2008
Shanghai Daily,By Chen Qian | 2008-9-3 | ONLINE EDITION THE red-crowned crane is the popular choice to be the national bird of China and just awaits the approval of the

The Sparrow Wins Internet Vote for National Bird of China  -  Sep 9, 2008
The Epoch Times,Some Chinese netizens railed against the State Forestry Administration’s decision to list the red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) as a candidate,

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff  -  Sep 18, 2008
Christian Science Monitor,From the dancing red-crowned crane to the majestic stillness of Mt. Fuji to the crush of the Naked Man Festival (G-rated), we learn about the Japan

On the Wing: Prairie home created for cranes  -  Sep 7, 2008
Traverse City Record Eagle,A male red-crowned crane rushed to the fence, dropped his neck in a threatening posture and uttered a guttural "growl" to warn us off.

Netizens vote for sparrow as China’s national bird  -  Sep 9, 2008
Fool's Mountain,Some of the most popular candidates have been the red-crowned crane, the magpie, the hwamei, and the golden pheasant, with the crane being the most popular.

Protecting China´s valuable wetlands  -  Sep 13, 2008
CCTV,The core zone of the Dahuangpu Wetland has attracted over 30 species of bird protected by law... including the red-crowned crane, golden eagle, common crane

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문화�보,...중국�서 학� 머리부분� 붉다고 해서 붙여진 �문 명칭� ‘Red-crowned Crane’� �역한 단딩허(丹頂鶴)로 불린다. 중국� 국조 선정작업� 착수한 것� 지난 2003년

[æ?­å·žæ–°é—»]国鸟争议æ?­å·žé¸Ÿç±»æ‘„影师è??鸳鸯  -  Sep 8, 2008
浙江在线,...鹤â€?是“丹顶鹤â€?的说法其实并ä¸?太é? è°±ï¼Œç”šè‡³è®¸å¤šè‹±æ±‰è¯?典中,就没有“JapaneseCraneâ€?这个è¯?组,而英文中,丹顶鹤的å??ç§°ç¡®å?¯ä»¥æ˜Žç¡®åœ°æŸ¥åˆ°ï¼šå?³â€œred -crowned crane

美丽丹顶鹤翩翩迎游客  -  Sep 9, 2008
å?—å®?晚报,...丹顶鹤(英文å??Red-crowned crane

Wildlife watching in winter  -  Aug 12, 2008
e-Travel Blackboard (press release),Only at this time of year the Japanese Red-crowned Crane can be seen dancing in large numbers in the Kushiro Marsh area. Woodpeckers also attract great

é›…æ€?å?£è¯­é«˜é¢‘è¯?题:A wild animal in your country  -  Jul 28, 2008
中国教育在线,Red-crowned Crane

Taipei zoo preparing rare crane for trip back to Korea  -  Mar 27, 2008
China Post,By Dimitri Bruyas, The China Post TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei City Zoo is dispatching a red-crowned crane to South Korea today, three-and-a-half years after

Quo vadis, Grus japonensis?  -  Feb 20, 2008
China Post,Nobody knows for certain where the red crowned crane started its migration from, but it was found marooned near Hsinchu three years ago. It was wounded.

kyle's KRITTERS: Red Crowned Crane  -  Nov 3, 2007
9NEWS.com,The Red Crowned Crane lives in marshy areas in Asia which are being cleaned out to make way for agriculture. Since it's losing its habitat,

Forced to run straight, a Japanese river must now twist  -  Nov 6, 2007
International Herald Tribune,...home to 2000 species of wildlife, including sea eagles, the red-crowned crane and the huchen, Japan's largest freshwater fish — just outside this city.

East China province prepares home for migrating red-crowned cranes  -  Oct 20, 2007
People's Daily Online,The red-crowned crane, or Grus japonensis, is listed as a first-grade protected species in China. They are usually found in northeast, east and north parts

Rare falcons shot in Cyprus  -  Oct 11, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Japanese Crane -- The Red-crowned Crane is a large crane and is the second rarest crane in the world. In SE Asia, it is known as a symbol of

The Winchester Star  -  Oct 3, 2007
Winchester Star,The visitors will also spot other rare animals such as American bison and birds such as the Bali Mynah, Red Crowned Crane, and White Naped Crane.

Author examines how the planet would fare if humans vanished over ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
Seattle Post IntelligencerHe viewed the Korean demilitarized no-man's-land, virtually untouched by humans since 1953 and now an ark to endangered species, from the red-crowned crane

Jewel of Russia continues to sparkle with each visit  -  Aug 11, 2007
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),...king vulture, Andean condor, red-legged seriema, ocellated turkey, red-crowned crane, and even two bald eagles), and exciting new snake displays.

Birth of crane follows insemination with once frozen semen  -  Aug 2, 2007
Times Picayune,The International Crane Foundation hatched an endangered red-crowned crane from an egg inseminated with frozen sperm in 1985. Biologists in London announced



Official rejects endangered species advice  Oct 30, 2006
Manatees' tails are paddle-shaped, ... > full article. Japanese Crane -- The Red-crowned Crane is a large crane and is the second rarest crane in the world. ... - Science Daily (press release)

Japan takes new direction in effort to save a rare wildcat  Nov 9, 2006
Wolves are one of four mammals that disappeared in Japan's breakneck industrial development, while the crested ibis and red-crowned crane are all but extinct. ... - Mainichi Daily News,

South Korea to use robots for eldercare  Nov 6, 2006
...given ... > full article. Japanese Crane -- The Red-crowned Crane is a large crane and is the second rarest crane in the world. In ... - Science Daily (press release)
Natural Resources 31 Mar 2006
62 bird species have been listed under the highest level of endangerment and protection including the red-crowned crane, white crane, white stork, golden ...
Northeast Network,

Zoos have prescription for avian flu Mar 12, 2006
No one at the San Diego Zoological Society wants to lose an endangered red-crowned crane, for instance, or a colorful little Micronesian kingfisher, which is ...
ParamusPost.com,

There's no hibernating at the zoo Feb 27, 2006
Ditto for the red-crowned crane, a high-altitude migration bird that can withstand 20-degree temperatures. Primates are another less-acclimated group. ...
Robertson County Times,
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