{"id":3015,"date":"2026-02-06T11:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2026-02-06T22:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:34:11","slug":"sarus-crane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sarus-crane\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarus Crane"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sarus Crane Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a government census conducted across 68 forest divisions of Uttar Pradesh, the population of sarus cranes in the state has gone up by 634 or 3.1% in a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sarus crane<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>tallest flying bird<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They live mainly in wetlands such as canals, marshes, and ponds, sometimes near humans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They live in <\/span><b>Southeast Asia, northern India, and northern Australia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, most sarus cranes are widely <\/span><b>distributed along the Gangetic plain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in eastern Rajasthan in the northern states of India. Population densities decrease going to the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This species is <\/span><b>not known to be migratory.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Sarus Crane<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>predominantly grey plumage with<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a naked red head and upper neck and pale red legs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are regarded as the <\/span><b>least social crane species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, found mostly in pairs or small groups of three or four.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>monogamous birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and mate mate for life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nests are constructed on water in natural wetlands or in flooded paddy fields.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lifespan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has been estimated that cranes in general can live 30 to 40 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Sarus Crane<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix II<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule IV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/lucknow-news\/ups-sarus-count-up-by-634-in-a-year-101770232022301.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarus crane is the tallest flying bird in the world. 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