More than 30 red-headed cranes, scientifically known as Grus antigone,has returned to Binh An commune, Kien Luong district of the southernKien Giang province since the middle of this February.
These cranes inhabit and feed at the Hon Chong and Ba Nui smallvillages. They often leave for food early in the morning and come backat dusk to sleep near the Holcim cement factory.
This time, the cranes do not form flocks but gather into small groups ofthree to four to go seeking for food in various places.
Binh An commune used to see the return of more than 360 red-headedcranes ten years ago. However, the sighting of the bird has become rarerin the past two years because of the decreasing living environment forcranes. The grass fields which were their main feeding grounds are nowused for raising shrimp or exploiting stone or clay.
At the same time, red-headed cranes are no longer seen at grass fieldsin Phu My commune, Giang Thanh district bordering Cambodia becauseof the fields’ drought.
The red-headed crane is alarge non-migratory crane found in farmlands or wetlands of SoutheastAsia, Australia and Indian Subcontinent. It is distinguished from othercranes by the overall grey colour and the contrasting red head and upperneck.
This rare species is classified as aVulnerable Group on the Red List of International Union for Conservationof Nature and Natural Resources (IUNC).-VNA
These cranes inhabit and feed at the Hon Chong and Ba Nui smallvillages. They often leave for food early in the morning and come backat dusk to sleep near the Holcim cement factory.
This time, the cranes do not form flocks but gather into small groups ofthree to four to go seeking for food in various places.
Binh An commune used to see the return of more than 360 red-headedcranes ten years ago. However, the sighting of the bird has become rarerin the past two years because of the decreasing living environment forcranes. The grass fields which were their main feeding grounds are nowused for raising shrimp or exploiting stone or clay.
At the same time, red-headed cranes are no longer seen at grass fieldsin Phu My commune, Giang Thanh district bordering Cambodia becauseof the fields’ drought.
The red-headed crane is alarge non-migratory crane found in farmlands or wetlands of SoutheastAsia, Australia and Indian Subcontinent. It is distinguished from othercranes by the overall grey colour and the contrasting red head and upperneck.
This rare species is classified as aVulnerable Group on the Red List of International Union for Conservationof Nature and Natural Resources (IUNC).-VNA
