Technology To Bring Back Siberian Crane To India

Cranes are given flight training as part of an experiment in the US to train the cranes raised in captivity to team up with those born in the wild. The microlite aircraft guides them on their migratory route till they get accustomed.
　

Now India will do the same to breed the Siberian cranes at Bharatpur where their numbers have dropped drastically from more than 120 pairs eight years ago to a handful which arrives from Siberia.

One of the main reasons is the lack of water at Bharatpur and the encroachment around the wetland. Read the full report here.

Source: NDTV Correspondent, NDTV, Bharatpur.