Black-Necked Crane

Black-Necked Crane:

Black-Necked Crane which is threatened by the loss of habitat and its safeguarding requires urgent, coordinated action.

• The Black-Necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is classed as a medium-sized member of the crane family.
• It is locally is known as “cha thung-thung” in Ladakh and “thungdung karma” in Arunachal Pradesh.
• High altitude marshes and lakes of Tibetan Plateau and eastern Ladakh (India).
• A small wintering population is also found in Sangti and Zimithang valleys of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
• These are carnivores and herbivores.
• Conservation Status:
  • IUCN: Near Threatened
  • CITES: Appendices I
  • Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I
• It is also protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
• Habitat loss is severe, driven by expanding human settlements, encroaching agriculture and unregulated construction.