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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Endangered Red-Crowned Crane

With a dwindling population of only 1830 adults in the world due to habitat loss, the Red-Crowned Crane is the second most endangered crane species after the Whooping Crane. They are found in China, Mongolia, Russia, the Korean peninsula and Japan.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Hokkaido (it is an island, not city), Japan
Camera: OM-1
Copyright: © Frances Fujii