Why is it in the news?
Habitat loss threatens Black-Necked Crane requiring urgent conservation action.
Category: Environment
Important Points:
● Scientific name: Grus nigricollis
● Medium-sized crane with black head and upper neck
● Found in Tibetan Plateau and eastern Ladakh
● Small wintering population in Sangti and Zimithang valleys (Arunachal Pradesh)
● Breeds at elevations 2,600–4,900 metres
● Diet includes sedge tubers, insects and frogs
● IUCN Status: Near Threatened
● CITES: Appendix I
● Wildlife Protection Act 1972: Schedule I
● Protected under Convention on Migratory Species