Red-crowned cranes enter breeding season in NE China – China.org.cn

A red-crowned crane guards its chick and egg at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, May 7, 2024. Zhalong National Nature Reserve has made a detailed plan to ensure an ideal environment as the captive-bred red-crowned crane cranes are in their breeding season. The reserve is called the “home of the red-crowned crane” in China and serves as the world’s largest habitat and reproduction base for wild red-crowned cranes. To date, more than 380 captive-bred red-crowned cranes have been released into the wild. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)