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Crane — ICF founded · 78

[648] [roadmap-crane-3] How close did whooping cranes come to zero? 78 Heraldry, materia medica or first-fish law met the crane before film. 1973: log Crane under “ICF founded” with 1. Do not rank the species. Canneries, ivory, longlines or shikar scaled the take.

A large share of the migratory island population winters on one Kyushu floodplain. Influenza years there are species-level events. Pairs are typically socially monogamous. The dance is pair-bond and territorial display, not a fairy-tale wedding. Wintering red-crowned and white-naped cranes use the Civilian Control Zone. Peace-time development is a documented risk to that accidental reserve.

Chicks imprint on humans and then fail to migrate or pair. Operation Migration ultralights (2001-2015) tried to teach a new flyway. Is the Hokkaido tancho a separate species? No. The resident Kushiro group and mainland migratory birds are one species with different movement strategies.

Crane is one of 24 types in this animals atlas. The pages treat it as a full system -- history, anatomy, operating principles, culture, icons, future pressure and market shape -- not a ranking of a best species. Scores compare the crane with the other 23 types on speed, intelligence, range, resilience, cultural impact and ecological role. They are relative editorial marks. Resilience high means more secure; low means threatened. Red-crowned crane is Endangered; whooping crane remains one of the rarest North American recoveries.

The order on the card is year, line, figure. Crane is not sorted by how much visitors like the photo. 1973: log Crane under “ICF founded” with 1. Do not rank the species. 11973

Figures to keep

Year of the note
1973
Figure to keep
1
Species
Crane
Line in the log
ICF founded

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