A petition has been launched for India to release a Sarus crane whose friendship with the man who nursed it back to health went viral online, after the latest video showing the pair meeting at a zoo.

How villages in Eastern UP are protecting wetlands and reviving the vulnerable sarus crane through community-led conservation and nest monitoring.

Arif Gurjar nursed a sarus crane back to health last year, and the animal has not left his side since An unexpected bond has become unbreakable between a crane and the man who saved its life in rural ...

Sarus cranes hold a unique place among all the other species of birds found in Nepal, owing to their legendary connection with Lord Buddha in his birthplace of Lumbini. It is believed that Prince ...

International conservationists are calling for a united initiative to safeguard the endangered population of sarus cranes - ...

BURIRAM, Thailand (AP) — A fuzzy-headed baby sarus crane hatched on a rural farm this fall offers a glimmer of hope for wildlife conservationists, organic farming advocates and a nation grieving after ...

As the sun came up, 13 Thai Eastern Sarus cranes were released over a rippling reservoir in northeast Thailand, the latest effort to revive the almost-extinct species in the kingdom. More commonly ...

An injured sarus crane that was rescued by an Indian farm worker a year ago is now so devoted to the man, it rarely leaves his side. Arif Gurjar, from Uttar Pradesh, found the bird in a field last ...

Some pairs of cranes in India, known for their monogamous devotion, seem to bring in a third bird to act like a kind of avian au pair. By Elizabeth Preston Cranes have a reputation as romantics. The ...

The region around Lumbini is an important wildlife habitat, but is facing an imminent threat because of increases in industrial pollution, urbanisation and mechanised farming. A World Heritage Site ...