After years of steep population decline caused by hunting and habitat destruction, the Siberian crane was on the brink of extinction in 2015. There were just 3,500 Siberian cranes left in the wild.

A critical situation has developed with the western and central populations that nested in the lower reaches of the Ob River MOSCOW, May 23. /TASS Correspondent Dmitry Osipov/. Maria Vladimirtseva has ...

YAKUTSK, May 4. /TASS/. A public network to monitor the migration of Siberian crane's East Siberian population (white crane) was organized in Yakutia to assist in preservation of the endangered ...

AI-powered identification and behavioral analysis will help protect migratory bird species, including the Siberian crane, around China’s Poyang Lake ...

(AP) President Vladimir Putin has piloted a motorized hang glider to lead a flock of young Siberian white cranes in flight. Dressed in a white costume meant to imitate an adult crane, Putin took part ...

This story began in the seventies. Then the American ornithologist George Archibald turned to Soviet scientists led by Vladimir Flint with a proposal to cooperate in the protection of the white ...

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) – President Vladimir Putin struck back Sunday at the Russians who ridiculed his effort to lead young Siberian cranes in flight. Like the youthful protesters on the streets of ...

This photo taken on Dec. 17, 2025 shows migratory birds at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. The sanctuary has witnessed the ...

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Vladimir Putin flew on a motorized hang glider to lead a flock of young Siberian white cranes in flight, a characteristic stunt for Russia's action-man, animal-loving ...

Dressed in a white costume meant to imitate an adult crane, Putin took part in a project to teach the endangered birds who were raised in captivity to follow the aircraft on their migration to Central ...