Population of black-necked cranes surpasses 10,000 in Tibet, China

Listed as a bird species under national first-class protection, black-necked cranes mainly inhabit plateaus, meadows, marshes, reed swamps, lakeside meadow swamps and river valley swamps at altitudes of 2,500-5,000 meters. Lhunzhub County in Tibet is one of the major wintering habitat of black-necked cranes.

The population of black-necked cranes in Tibet has surpassed 10,000, according to a report released last year by the regional department of ecology and environment. 

This aerial photo taken on March 1, 2023 shows black-necked cranes in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Yang Le observes animal samples with microscope in a laboratory of the Tibet Plateau Institute of Biology in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 2, 2023.​

This photo taken on March 1, 2023 shows black-necked cranes in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.​

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