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SARUS CRANE

  • The Eastern Sarus crane population in Cambodia and Vietnam is the only flock that primarily inhabits natural wetlands.
  • From 1988 to 1999, the highest number reached 1,052 (in 1988), and the lowest was 271 (in 1994)
  • From 2000 to 2012, the number fluctuated between 48 (in 2001) and 167 (in 2000), with an average of 103 individuals per year.
  • From 2013 to 2020, with an average of 33 individuals per year.
  • In 2021, 3 individuals per year.
  • In 2024, 4 individuals per year.
“IS ONE OF 15 CRANE SPECIES CURRENTLY EXISTING IN THE WORLD”
SARUS CRANE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT TRAM CHIM NATIONAL PARK
PERIOD 2022 - 2032

The Sarus crane is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List 2020-2), established by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Vietnam is a signatory to the following international conventions, which carry the responsibility of conserving threatened wildlife species, including the Sarus crane:
Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (1971), also known as the Ramsar Convention.
Tram Chim National Park was designated as the 2000th Ramsar Site in the world in 2012.

TRÀM CHIM - Bringing Back the Cranes