TSURUIMURA, Hokkaido--In efforts to prevent a new decline in the tancho crane population, Tsuruimura residents are adopting a novel approach to protect the species.
Established in 2008, a local organization called Tancho Community has organized a feeding program cultivating corn for the cranes. With local farmers on board, organization members plant crops with local primary school students. Once grown, the corn is transported to feeding sites managed by the Wild Bird Society of Japan and other organizations.
