sarus crane news
Latest from sarus crane
Activists cry foul over water diversion from Dhanauri wetland for airport
The GB Nagar forest department, however, has stepped in to mitigate the situation. It has created an artificial pond within the wetland to ensure the birds do not face a water scarcity
Published on Apr 28, 2025 07:02 AM IST
No sarus crane sighted in Ghaziabad in summer census
As per the UP information department data, the census was conducted on June 20-21 and the count revealed presence of 19,918 sarus cranes in total -- a rise of 396 from 2023
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Sarus crane population surges in UP: Census
Uttar Pradesh's state bird, the Sarus crane, saw a rise to 19,918 in the latest census, with a notable increase of 396 from the previous year.
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 08:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
UP state bird’s growth story: Sarus census reflects encouraging trend after first round
U.P officials indicate an increasing trend in Sarus crane population, expecting numbers to rise in 2023. First round of census shows positive results in forest divisions.
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Sreya Deb/S Raju, Lucknow/meerut
Man found with carcass of Sarus crane in Greater Noida, held
With population of the sarus crane dwindling, in 2014, it was designated the state bird of Uttar Pradesh
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 10:55 PM IST
Maria Khan
UP man goes viral for his friendship with Sarus crane. Watch
A man from Uttar Pradesh's Mau and his friendship with a Sarus crane has gone viral on social media. Watch the full video inside.
Published on Apr 16, 2023 01:04 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
BJP MP's appeal after 'Sarus' has emotional reunion with human friend
Sarus the crane, and his friend, Arif, have a ‘special’ story, tweeted Varun Gandhi.
Published on Apr 12, 2023 12:50 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Man who saved Sarus crane meets him after a month-long separation. WATCH
After the forest department was informed about the Sarus bird living at Arif's house, they took the bird and rehabilitated it at the Kanpur Zoo.
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 04:42 PM IST
Watch | Man saved a bird a year ago. Now they are besties
IAS officer Awanish Sharan on Friday shared a video where a sarus crane could be seen flying along a man riding his two-wheeler.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 09:11 PM IST
Season of the Aves: Here are a few places to see migratory birds this winter in Delhi NCR
Check out these 5 bird and wildlife sanctuaries in Delhi NCR which offer visitors a memorable experience of spotting migratory birds during the winter season in the backdrop of lush green nature.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 10:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Shivani Kale
20,000 winged guests visited Keshopur Chhamb this season, less than last year
Keshopur Chhamb in Gurdaspur, one of Asia’s biggest wetlands, has recorded a dip in the number of migratory birds this year. The annual bird census conducted on Saturday and Sunday pegged the number of winged guests that arrived in the wetland this year at 20,528 birds.
Published on Jan 12, 2020 10:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurdaspur | Kamaljit Singh Kamal, Gurdaspur
Major entry gates of Noida to get an image makeover soon
The Noida authority wants to widen and beautify the entries to the city as it will not only look beautiful to visitors but also help boost the city’s image, said the officials.
Updated on Sep 13, 2019 12:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nodia | Vinod Rajput
Sarus crane count in Ghaziabad stagnant for 5 years
Sarus cranes are known to live in association with humans and prefer well-watered plains, marshlands, ponds and wetlands, which are suitable for their foraging, roosting and nesting.
Published on Jul 23, 2019 02:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ghaziabad | Peeyush Khandelwal
Sarus crane numbers up in Gautam Budh Nagar
The sarus crane is the state bird of Uttar Pradesh. It is mainly found across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, West Bengal and the north-eastern states.
Updated on Jul 03, 2019 02:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida | Kushagra Dixit
Uttar Pradesh forest department to notify only 25ha of Dhanauri wetland
Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes.
Published on May 28, 2019 06:04 AM IST
New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Delhi-NCR bird census on December 15, UP will count Sarus cranes
The Okhla bird sanctuary, along with the Yamuna floodplains and wetlands in the vicinity, is considered to be one of the largest habitats in the national capital region for migratory birds.
Published on Dec 14, 2018 01:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida | Snehil Sinha
Conservation plan to be made for sarus crane habitat near Jewar airport land
The area for the upcoming Noida international greenfield airport at Jewar has a good population of Sarus cranes and peacocks and a conservation plan for these bird species is to be prepared.
Updated on Dec 03, 2018 04:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida | Snehil Sinha
Two pairs of Sarus cranes, chicks spotted in Noida’s Dhanauri wetland
The sarus crane is the state bird of Uttar Pradesh and is seen mainly in western parts of the state.
Published on Sep 24, 2018 01:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida | Snehil Sinha