Silliman Drought Crane (IMAGE)

Duke University

Silliman Drought Crane

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The endangered red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) is a conservation icon for coastal wetlands in East Asia, and it happens to have a taste for the crabs which threaten salt marsh vegetation during drought conditions.

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Xiaojun Wang

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