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Scientific Name: Grus Paradisea
Listed as Endangered in: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Blue Cranes are found in grasslands at high elevations. They migrate to lower altitudes for the winter. Their diet consists of sedges, grasses, insects, waste grains, and vertebrates. Males attract a mate by dancing and if the female accepts, she joins in on the dance. Females lay one to three eggs and after around thirty days, the young hatch. They can walk and swim after two days. Both parents care for the young till the next breeding. Threats to this species include habitat loss, poison, and killed in crop dusting. In South Africa, the Blue Crane has been granted legal protection. Habitat management, education, and sanctuaries are all conservation measures as well.
Listed as Endangered in: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Blue Cranes are found in grasslands at high elevations. They migrate to lower altitudes for the winter. Their diet consists of sedges, grasses, insects, waste grains, and vertebrates. Males attract a mate by dancing and if the female accepts, she joins in on the dance. Females lay one to three eggs and after around thirty days, the young hatch. They can walk and swim after two days. Both parents care for the young till the next breeding. Threats to this species include habitat loss, poison, and killed in crop dusting. In South Africa, the Blue Crane has been granted legal protection. Habitat management, education, and sanctuaries are all conservation measures as well.