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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso, Tibetan Monk
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We believe that cranes can serve as a symbol inspiring people from many nations to trust each other and to work together to conserve these magnificent birds.
Cranes are large, beautiful, graceful, long-lived birds which have inspired awe among people for millennia.
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Bori Gonbutoren, Reindeer Herder
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This sanctuary is visited by many migratory birds including Siberian cranes and is host to over 400 species of birds and also many reptiles and animals.
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Anita Ganesh, Poet
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Cranes are monogamous and mate for life; to begin and maintain this bond, the bird regularly dance to each other.
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Arthur Dawkins, Astro-physicist
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These are famous birds; not only the first Whooping cranes to inhabit this area in more that 100-years but also the first five of a population that may lead to their removal from the endangered species list.
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Josh Hogan, Commander
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Cranes are welcomed birds by the farmers of Vietnam as they reduce the number of pests found in the rice paties and fields.
The planes and cranes continued north and we could tell the air was becoming unstable as birds began falling back.
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Borg Svemann, Woodworker
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Cranes are birds that breed in the northwest, and few have been recorded in Nova Scotia.
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Abu Kashir, Gas Station Attendant
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Sandhill cranes and a variety of wading birds can often be seen feeding in pastures to the east of the levee along the river.
Cranes are a family of birds that have long been revered by people living near them.
The cranes are extremely sociable and live in most excellent relations, not only with their congeners, but also with most aquatic birds.
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Phuong Nguyen, Exotic Dancer
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Blue Cranes are elegant birds and their trumpeting calls and courtship dances are spectacular.
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