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Conservation of the vulnerable sarus crane Grus antigone antigone in Kota, Rajasthan [1]

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The sarus crane, a bird species characteristic of wetlands, is categorized as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. In India, sarus cranes occur mostly outside protected areas and use these unprotected areas for feeding and breeding. They are consequently threatened by poaching and the destruction of their eggs and juveniles.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2008
Jatinder Kaur [2], Anil Nair [3], B.C. Choudhury [4]
Oryx [5]
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Farmers [6], Wildlife [7], Sarus Crane [8], Wildlife Management [9], Wildlife And People [10], Public Participation [11], Rajasthan [12], Kota (D) [13], Sustainable Development [14], Statistics [15]
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kota-d
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