Bird hunters 'emptying Afghan skies'

Untold numbers of migratory birds are being caught and killed every year in Afghanistan, helping drive species like the Siberian Crane to the verge of extinction. Hunters say other bird populations are also declining rapidly, raising fears among environmentalists. - By Bilal Sarwary, BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23486991

Sadako paper crane returned to brother

An origami crane made by Sadako Sasaki, a girl from Hiroshima who died of leukemia 10 years after the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city, was returned to her elder brother by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Friday. (The Japan Times).

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/13/national/sadako-paper-crane-returned-to-brother/

Video of Whooping crane chick hatching

At 04:45 am on June 13, 2013 a Whooping Crane chick hatched in a dark incubator at the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin. By the International Crane Foundation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpnNWrs3x_8&feature=youtu.be

Louisville Zoo welcomes baby Red-crowned crane

http://www.fox19.com/story/22821176/louisville-zoo-welcomes-baby-crane

Cranes and Climate Change

One reason the cranes are directly tied to climate change is their wetlands habitat, which erratic weather patterns and dwindling water supplies are endangering all over the world.  By Charles Gibson (The Huffington Post).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-gibson/cranes-and-climate-change_b_3537639.html

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