Black-necked Cranes Enjoy Spring Warmth in Tibet

Black-necked Cranes Enjoy Spring Warmth in Tibet

 

As the weather gets warmer in Tibet, wintering black-necked cranes in Shigatse Prefecture have packed up for another migration. Habitually they arrive in Tibet to spend winter and leave around March. One of the species under China’s first-class state protection, they are the only crane type that live and reproduce on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In the eyes of Tibetans, they are a holy creature that symbols divinity and auspice.