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Red-crowned Cranes on Hokkaido

10,000 Birds

What methods are effective to protect an endangered crane species? And now for something completely different (Monty Python). On Hokkaido, the number rose from 33 in 1952 to about 1200 now, with the bird presumably benefiting from its symbolic importance for Japanese culture and its pull for tourists. Is this relevant?

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