The White-naped Crane (Grus vipio)

- Population, status and distribution -

The following survey shows the most important habitats where White-naped Cranes breed, where they are resting during migration and where they winter.

Russia

• Khinganky nature preserve and Ganukan Gane region
  Location: Amur Oblast, Russia.
  Size: 142,534 ha. Breeding ground for about 60 cranes.
  
  
• Khanka nature preserve
  Loaction: Khanka-Sea, Prymorski Krai, Russia.
  Size: 136,000 ha. Breeding ground for 10 cranes and habitat for stopovers during migration.
  
  
• Daruski nature preserve Location: Chita Oblast, Russia. Size: 136,800 ha. Breeding ground for about 120 cranes.

Mongolia

• Monol Daguur Strctly, protected area
  Location: Dornod Province, Mongolia. Size: 210,000 ha. Breeding ground for about 30 cranes.

China

About 3,000 to 4,000 White-naped Cranes migrate to China for the winter.

• Xingkai Sea Nationalpark
  Location: Mishan Land, Heilongjiang Province. Size: 222,482 ha. Breeding ground.
  
  
• Yellow River Delta Nationalpark
  Location: Dongying City, Shandong Province
  Size: 153,000 ha.
  
  
• Poyang Sea Nationalpark
  Location: Yongxiu, Xingzi and Xingjian Land, Jiangxi Provice, China.
  Size: 22,400 ha. Wintering ground.

Democratic Republic of Korea

• Kumay lowlands preserve
  Location: South Hamgyong Province, DPR Korea.
  Size: 2,000 ha. Breeding ground for about 600 cranes.



• Mundok lowlands preserve
  Location: South Pyongan Province, DPR Korea.
  Size: 3,000 ha. Habitat for stopovers during migration for about 230 cranes.

Republic of Korea

• Han River Esturary
  Location: Kyonggi Province.
  Size: 381 ha. Wintering ground for about 150 and habitat for stopovers during migration for about 600 cranes.



• Cholwon Basin
  Location: Kangwon Province.
  Size: 40 ha. Wintering ground for about 350 cranes.

Japan

• Izumi-Takaono Wildlife Protection area
  Location: Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefeutre.
  Size: 842 ha. Wintering ground for about 2,000 to 3,000 cranes.

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