Across China: Chinese farmers' bird of gold

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Across China: Chinese farmers' bird of gold
Liu Yiwei,He Chunhao
A farmer in Dashanbao Township feeds black-necked cranes in March, 2021. (Xinhua/Yang Muyuan)
KUNMING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Farmers usually go all the way to prevent birds from feasting on their crops.
Zhang Yonglin, however, does not.
In his village, Dashanbao Township, in southwest China's Yunnan Province, most farmers leave some potatoes unharvested every season for black-necked cranes to gorge on.
The species mainly lives in meadows, wetlands and lakes in the highlands of China, India, Bhutan and Nepal. They are under first class national protection in China.
With an estimated population of around 10,200, the species is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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