Slideshow: Desert storm in a perfect “V"

In the hostile Thar, villagers build an ecosystem for their migratory visitors, the demoiselle crane.I (Live Mint and The Wall Street Journal)

http://www.livemint.com/Multimedia/5345bSw0zVV7dssFROa66K/Slideshow--Desert-storm-in-a-perfect-V.html

Call of the wild: Siberian cranes fly over Wana only to become fair game

Wana Valley is really busy this time of year. It’s crane season and people from all over the country are flocking over to get their hands on the Siberian migratory birds.  By Zulfigar Ali (The Express Tribune).

http://tribune.com.pk/story/685668/call-of-the-wild-siberian-cranes-fly-over-wana-only-to-become-fair-game/

Red-crowned cranes at Zhalong Nature Reserve

The reserve serves as a stopover and nesting area for a large number of storks, swans, herons, grebes and other species. Its ponds and reeds make it an ideal home for over 300 different species of birds, including six kinds of cranes, especially red-crowned cranes. (China.org.cn)

http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2014-03/11/content_31745851.htm

March Brings Cranes Back to Nebraska

While the robin is the traditional sign of spring in many places, in Nebraska people know the season is near when more than a half million large sandhill cranes land on the plains and roost on the Platte River while making their migratory journey north. - By Sandy Fitzgerald

http://www.newsmax.com/US/cranes-Nebraska-birds/2014/03/07/id/556659

Of Drones and Cranes: UAV Technology Aids California Bird Conservation

Counting Sandhill Cranes can be a real challenge. How do you estimate the number of birds that gather by the thousands each evening? A new technology has great potential to help. - Matt Merrifield and Rodd Kelsey

http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/03/06/drones-uav-sandhill-cranes-california-wetlands/