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Migration Pattern, Habitat Use, and Conservation Status of the Eastern Common Crane (Grus grus lilfordi) from Eastern Mongolia.

ABSTRACT: Studies on the subspecies Eastern common crane Grus grus lilfordi are still scarce, especially in Southeastern Siberia, the far east of Russia, Eastern Mongolia, and Northeastern China. This study explores the migration pattern, habitat use, and conservation status of the Eastern common crane. Using GPS/GSM tracking data, 36 complete migrations of 11 individuals were obtained from 2017 to 2021. The cranes migrated an average of 1581.5 km (±476.5 SD) in autumn and 1446.5 (±742.8 SD) in spring between their breeding site in Eastern Mongolia and the following wintering sites: the Xar Moron River, Chifeng; the Bohai Bay; the Yellow River Delta; Tangshan, Hebei; and Tianjin. During the autumn and spring migrations, the cranes used three critical stopover sites. The subspecies spent 60.3% of their time in rangeland, 18.1% in cropland, and 14.2% in water. The tracking data determined that, of the areas used by cranes, 97-98% of the summering sites were in Russia, 96% of the breeding sites were in Mongolia, and over 70% of the stopover sites and 90% of the wintering sites in China lay outside the current protected area boundaries. Consequently, establishing and expanding protected areas in summering, breeding, stopover, and wintering sites should be a central component of future conservation strategies.

SUBMITTER: Erdenechimeg B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375961 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Migration Pattern, Habitat Use, and Conservation Status of the Eastern Common Crane (<i>Grus grus lilfordi</i>) from Eastern Mongolia.

Erdenechimeg Baasansuren B Purev-Ochir Gankhuyag G Gungaa Amarkhuu A Terbish Oyunchimeg O Zhao Yajie Y Guo Yumin Y

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20230712 14

Studies on the subspecies Eastern common crane <i>Grus grus lilfordi</i> are still scarce, especially in Southeastern Siberia, the far east of Russia, Eastern Mongolia, and Northeastern China. This study explores the migration pattern, habitat use, and conservation status of the Eastern common crane. Using GPS/GSM tracking data, 36 complete migrations of 11 individuals were obtained from 2017 to 2021. The cranes migrated an average of 1581.5 km (±476.5 SD) in autumn and 1446.5 (±742.8 SD) in spr ...[more]

PMID: 37508062

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Migration Pattern, Habitat Use, and Conservation Status of the Eastern Common Crane (Grus grus lilfordi) from Eastern Mongolia.

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Migration Pattern, Habitat Use, and Conservation Status of the Eastern Common Crane (<i>Grus grus lilfordi</i>) from Eastern Mongolia.

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