Shandong is one of the historical distribution places of red-crowned . In order to realize the dream of red-crowned cranes re-tourism in Shandong's clear water and blue sky, in early 2022, Shaanxi Hanzhong Red-crowned cranes National Nature Reserve and Shandong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve reached a consensus on jointly promoting the reintroduction project of red-crowned cranes, and agreed to introduce 30 red-crowned cranes seed sources and carry out scientific research on the wild-release of red-crowned cranes in the coastal wetlands of Shandong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve.

Shaanxi Hanzhong Red Crane National Nature Reserve selected 30 Red Crane with healthy and coordinated gender ratios at the end of October 2022, and completed quarantine and immunization before export in mid-November, and strengthened feeding management to ensure that these Red Crane Crane is in good condition and spend the last period before "marrying" in "mother's home".

Shandong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve is a wetland type nature reserve mainly for protecting the new wetland ecosystem and rare and endangered birds. In October 2013, it was officially included in the International Important Wetlands List. The implementation of this red-crowned crane reintroduction project is of great significance in promoting the high-quality development of ecological environment protection in Dongying, Shandong, expanding the distribution range of red-crowned cranes, and increasing the local biodiversity .


[Comprehensive compilation of new media in Shaanxi News Broadcasting]
[Source: Qidian News, Shaanxi Hanzhong Red Crane National Nature Reserve]
[Editor: Ma Mingkai]