{"id":531719,"date":"2022-12-27T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rare-eastern-sarus-cranes-released-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T12:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:00:02","slug":"rare-eastern-sarus-cranes-released-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rare-eastern-sarus-cranes-released-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"#rare Eastern Sarus cranes released in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3845a0a024e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3845a0a024e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rare-eastern-sarus-cranes-released-in-thailand\/#%E2%80%9Crare_Eastern_Sarus_cranes_released_in_Thailand%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;rare Eastern Sarus cranes released in Thailand&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9Crare_Eastern_Sarus_cranes_released_in_Thailand%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;rare Eastern Sarus cranes released in Thailand&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/a-batch-of-13-thai-eas.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/a-batch-of-13-thai-eas.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A batch of 13 Thai Eastern Sarus cranes has been released in the wild to help revive the species.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/a-batch-of-13-thai-eas.jpg\" alt=\"A batch of 13 Thai Eastern Sarus cranes has been released in the wild to help revive the species\" title=\"A batch of 13 Thai Eastern Sarus cranes has been released in the wild to help revive the species.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                A batch of 13 Thai Eastern Sarus cranes has been released in the wild to help revive the species.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the sun came up, 13 Thai Eastern Sarus cranes were released over a rippling reservoir in northeast Thailand, the latest effort to revive the almost-extinct species in the kingdom.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>More commonly known as Thai cranes, the birds nearly dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared from the country roughly 50 years ago\u2014they were last spotted in the wild in 1968\u2014before a collaboration between the Thai government, Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo and United Nations to save them.<\/p>\n<p>A breeding programme, using fowl donated by Cambodia, began in 1989, with the first reintroduction in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Sarus cranes are classed by the ICNC as &#8220;vulnerable&#8221;, with an estimated 15,000 remaining in the wild\u2014with the Thai sub-species having been thought to have disappeared from Thailand&#8217;s wild wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>But since 2011, more than 150 captively-bred birds\u2014which can grow to up to six feet (1.8 metres) and weigh almost seven kilograms (15 pounds)\u2014have been released in Buriram province.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is the only place where the Thai cranes are able to live and reproduce on their own,&#8221; said Governor Chaiwat Chuntirapong.<\/p>\n<p>The birds were transported in large, specially adapted boxes\u2014their red-feathered heads watching through mesh windows\u2014from the Wetland and Eastern Sarus Crane Conservation Center where they were bred to the Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/captive-bred-eastern-s.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/captive-bred-eastern-s.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Captive-bred Eastern Sarus cranes have been released in northeast Thailand, where they were last seen in the wild in 1968.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/captive-bred-eastern-s.jpg\" alt=\"Captive-bred Eastern Sarus cranes have been released in northeast Thailand, where they were last seen in the wild in 1968\" title=\"Captive-bred Eastern Sarus cranes have been released in northeast Thailand, where they were last seen in the wild in 1968.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Captive-bred Eastern Sarus cranes have been released in northeast Thailand, where they were last seen in the wild in 1968.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The latest flock of 13 cranes were released all at once on Christmas Day. The tall birds loudly honked and clumsily flapped as they unsteadily took to the skies accompanied by cheering children and spectators.<\/p>\n<p>It was the final moment in a long journey for the researchers, who carefully nurtured the cranes from hatching, gradually introduced them to the wild and then took them to their final flight to freedom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The herdsman wears a suit that hides her body and wears a bird&#8217;s head puppet on her hands to teach the birds everything from feeding to familiarising them with nature,&#8221; said Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo researcher Tanat Uttaraviset.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the long process, roughly 60 to 70 percent of the birds survive in the wild, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to their release, each bird is micro-chipped and tagged, allowing researchers to track them and improve the conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/prior-to-their-release.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/prior-to-their-release.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Prior to their release, each bird is micro-chipped and tagged, allowing researchers to track them and improve the conservation efforts.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/prior-to-their-release.jpg\" alt=\"Prior to their release, each bird is micro-chipped and tagged, allowing researchers to track them and improve the conservation e\" title=\"Prior to their release, each bird is micro-chipped and tagged, allowing researchers to track them and improve the conservation efforts.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Prior to their release, each bird is micro-chipped and tagged, allowing researchers to track them and improve the conservation efforts.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as rearing and releasing the cranes, an important part of the programme has been educating people about the species and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir was chosen partly thanks to its natural proliferation of water chestnuts\u2014an important food source for cranes in the dry season.<\/p>\n<p>But their habitat remains threatened by the &#8220;widespread invasion of agriculture&#8221;, said director of Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo Thanachon Kensing.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo has established a learning centre, teaching tourists and locals about how to better care for the environment the birds need to survive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Changing villagers&#8217; attitudes is difficult,&#8221; Thanachon admitted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But if we can communicate with them&#8230; this project will be successful,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/huai-chorakhe-mak-rese.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/huai-chorakhe-mak-rese.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir was chosen partly thanks to its natural proliferation of water chestnuts -- an important food source for cranes in the dry season.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/huai-chorakhe-mak-rese.jpg\" alt=\"Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir was chosen partly thanks to its natural proliferation of water chestnuts -- an important food source\" title=\"Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir was chosen partly thanks to its natural proliferation of water chestnuts -- an important food source for cranes in the dry season.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir was chosen partly thanks to its natural proliferation of water chestnuts &#8212; an important food source for cranes in the dry season.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watching his red-headed charges soar off over the sparkling waters, researcher Tanat had just one hope.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ultimate goal is to secure the crane population,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                  \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Fly away home: rare Eastern Sarus cranes released in Thailand (2022, December 27)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 27 December 2022<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-12-fly-home-rare-eastern-sarus.html<\/p>\n<p>                                             This document is subject to copyright. 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