Black-necked Crane - WWF-India

Off track driving through the pasturelands
should be immediately stopped.
• Physical structures, which could
obstruct the bird in fl ight, such
as the electric poles should be
avoided in the wetland vicinity.
The following intensive studies
are recommended:
• A satellite telemetry study on the
Black-necked Crane to determine
the migration route.
• Studies on habitat requirements of
Black-necked Crane, e.g.
– study on the vegetation of the
wetlands used by the cranes as
their nesting and feeding sites,
and
– study on the water quality of the
wetlands which are being used as
nesting sites.
• A study on the socio-economic
importance of the High Altitude
Wetlands of Ladakh.
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Black-necked Crane - Status, Breeding, Productivity and Conservation