{"id":43225,"date":"2013-07-23T08:10:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T06:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:15:48","slug":"siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/threatened-bird-species\/cr-critically-endangered\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/","title":{"rendered":"Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Siberian Crane has two distinct breeding populations, one in central Russia and the other in Eastern Russia. Both populations are in dramatic decline, with the western one almost extinct and the eastern one critically endangered due to the destruction of its wintering grounds. However, if the cranes are able to relocated to different, safer wintering grounds they may yet avoid extinction and begin to rebuild their population. The juvenile photographed here had flown over to Japan with the other crane flocks in the winter of 2012\/13.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet:  Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-374-43225\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3219\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/siberian-crane-juvenile-in-flight-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-2762.jpg\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) in flight in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) in flight in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" alt=\"Siberian Crane (juvenile) in Flight\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/thumbs\/thumbs_siberian-crane-juvenile-in-flight-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-2762.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Siberian Crane (juvenile) in Flight<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3218\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/siberian-crane-juvenile-in-flight-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-2758.jpg\" title=\"A juvenile Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus in flight in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan - photograph by John Andrew Wright\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A juvenile Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus in flight in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan - photograph by John Andrew Wright\" alt=\"Siberian Crane (juvenile) in Flight\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/thumbs\/thumbs_siberian-crane-juvenile-in-flight-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-2758.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Siberian Crane (juvenile) in Flight<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3217\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/siberian-crane-juvenile-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3752.jpg\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" alt=\"Siberian Crane (juvenile)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/thumbs\/thumbs_siberian-crane-juvenile-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3752.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Siberian Crane (juvenile)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3216\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/siberian-crane-juvenile-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3679.jpg\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" alt=\"Siberian Crane (juvenile)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/thumbs\/thumbs_siberian-crane-juvenile-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3679.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Siberian Crane (juvenile)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3215\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/siberian-crane-juvenile-feeding-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3742.jpg\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) feeding in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) feeding in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" alt=\"Siberian Crane (juvenile) Feeding\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/thumbs\/thumbs_siberian-crane-juvenile-feeding-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3742.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Siberian Crane (juvenile) Feeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3214\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/siberian-crane-juvenile-feeding-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3720.jpg\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) feeding in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) feeding in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" alt=\"Siberian Crane (juvenile) Feeding\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/thumbs\/thumbs_siberian-crane-juvenile-feeding-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3720.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Siberian Crane (juvenile) Feeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3213\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/siberian-crane-juvenile-feeding-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3717.jpg\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) feeding in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A juvenile Siberin Crane (Grus leucogeranus) feeding in a field in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.\" alt=\"Siberian Crane (juvenile) Feeding\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/siberian-crane-grus-leucogeranus-cr\/thumbs\/thumbs_siberian-crane-juvenile-feeding-grus-leucogeranus-john-a-wright-3717.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Siberian Crane (juvenile) Feeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Siberian Crane has two distinct breeding populations, one in central Russia and the other in Eastern Russia. Both populations are in dramatic decline, with the western one almost extinct and the eastern one critically endangered due to the destruction of its wintering grounds. However, if the cranes are able to relocated to different, safer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":68650,"parent":42854,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43225","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43225\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}