
SARUS CRANE COUNT - 1999 *Organized by: Wildlife Institute of India In collaboration with: Protected Area Network, India Bombay Natural History Society World Wide Fund for Nature - India Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghatan Results compiled & edited by*: B.C. Choudhury, Jatinder Kaur and K.S. Gopi Sundar October, 1999

Acknowledgements

The Collaborative Sarus Count, as the name suggests, was possible only due to the enthusiasm of hundreds of individuals, several non-governmental organizations, government officials, universities, and regional nature clubs. This report would not have been produced if not for their individual contributions and the Wildlife Institute of India thanks all concerned for their ardent support in this project.

Facilities towards organization and funds were given by the Wildlife Institute of India under the ongoing "Sarus Crane Project" and the project was supported by the director, Mr. S.K. Mukherjee.

At the Wildlife Institute of India, the project was supported by many individuals who contributed at several stages of the project and we thank all of them: V. Rajkumar, Bhaskar Acharya, Kamla, Avanti Mallapur, Mahesh Sankaran, Pyarchand, Lalit Paswan, Rajiv Gupta, Ramesh. Sumanto Bagchi is thanked for his help with compilation of replies. Mr. Panna Lal of the GIS cell prepared the map for the report.

Introduction

The Collaborative Sarus Crane Count - 1999 is an offshoot of the ongoing "Sarus Crane Project" at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) which aims to research the ecology of the Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) and to provide the necessary base line data towards its conservation. In addition to collecting information about the focal species at pre-determined field sites by the project, the Collaborative Count was established to fulfill the following objectives:

To start a country-wise information programme on the Sarus Crane

To involve people from all walks of life in the conservation of the species by spreading awareness and eliciting participation

To obtain data on the Sarus on a country-wide and annual basis to better understand its population dynamics

    India is the home for the largest known population of the Indian sub-species of the Sarus Crane (Grus a. antigone) and little data exists on its population status (Gole 1989). Annual counts are carried out at few sites such as the Keoladeo-Ghana National Park at Bharatpur and no quantitative data is available on the national scale. Through this Count, WII hopes to inform and educate people from all walks of life about the status of the magnificent species in addition to organizing and managing country-wide data on population of the species.

    At present, the count is managed and organized by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) at Dehradun. The Count was conducted on 21 June (or the nearest weekend). Information is sent directly to WII for collation and compilation and it is planned to organize regional coordinators at the state level to help regulate the count in future counts.

    The data obtained will be summarized in reports such as this. It will be attempted to bring out summarized results at the end of every year of the Count. The data will be presented in two sections, an overview that will cover the entire extent of the count and a state-wise account that will emphasize sites of importance to Sarus Cranes in each state. Future reports will indicate trends in populations of Sarus Crane in sites that have been covered repeatedly.

Methods Employed

The Sarus Crane has a large distribution range in India and is known to occur in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (Gole 1989, Sundar et al. 1999). In addition to the above states, the present count included the northeastern states of Mizoram, Meghalaya and parts of Orissa to check for possible populations in these regions. Few questionnaires were received from Karnataka as well.

The count was organized on 21 June, 1999. This is the longest day in the year and coincides with the driest season in the range of distribution of the Sarus Crane. Pre-prepared questionnaire sheets were sent to 2,500 individuals and organizations along with introductory information. Data sheets were to be sent back to WII for compilation.

All data received at WII on or before 30 September 1999 were entered and maintained in EXCEL worksheets. Mapping of sites was done using the programme ARCVIEW by the GIS cell of WII. Mapping of some sites was not possible owing to incomplete information in the questionnaires. Wherever it was not possible to obtain actual locations of site, the nearest place to which coordinates could be obtained have been mapped. Few sites were located very close to each other and a representative marking of such sites has been carried out. Few doubtful records were cross checked and data from few sites were not included as they were found to be inaccurate. If several people counted at the same site, the maximum count of Sarus Cranes for the site was considered.

Results

Of the 2,500 questionnaires sent out, 284 (11.36%) questionnaires were received after the Sarus Crane Count. A total of 603 people participated in the count from 16 states, 113 districts and 389 sites. The main areas of the coverage of the Count are marked in figure 1. The details of the coverage are provided state-wise in table 1. As mentioned earlier, Sarus Crane numbers in sites covered more than once are the maximum number of Cranes counted for the site.

Table 1: Summarized details of the Collaborative Sarus Crane Count - 1999 ?? - Records doubtful. \ - States where breeding of Sarus Cranes were reported


*State*	*No. of districts covered*	*No of sites covered*	*No of participants*	*No of Sarus Crane counted. Total (Adults, young)*
Jammu & Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Haryana Rajasthan\ Gujarat\ Uttar Pradesh\ Bihar\ West Bengal Mizoram Meghalay Manipur Assam Madhya Pradesh\ Maharashtra Orissa Karnataka	1 4 4 16 16 20 5 2 1 2 2 8 22 6 1 3	3 8 15 72 123 46 9 2 1 2 3 14 78 7 1 5	4 8 21 126 111 88 18 5 1 5 23 17 131 32 1 18	24 0 3 195 (159, 36) 510 ( 393, 117) 1019 (860, 159) 49 (40, 9) 0 0 21 (9, 12) 0 26 (24, 2) 138 (111, 27) 6 0 ??
Total	113	389	609	1991

Participation of various organizations and individuals are given in figure 2.¹ Protected Area managers covered the most number of sites, followed by individuals and Nature Clubs. (The total number of Sarus Cranes in the figure is higher than in table 1 owing to repetition of sites which were not separated for the calculation here.)

Maximum number of sites were covered in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh has the maximum participants in the Sarus Crane Count. Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of Sarus Cranes counted (51.18%) even though the number of sites covered was very low. The number of Sarus reported from Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, Assam and Mizoram were higher than expected since these states have not been known to have high populations of the species (Gole 1989, Meine & Archibald 1996, Sundar et al. 1999). No Sarus Cranes were reported from Himachal Pradesh

even though a few districts are known to have Sarus Crane populations (Lopez & Mundkur 1997, Sundar

et al. 1999). Uttar Pradesh was seen to be the most important state in terms of number of Sarus Cranes recorded. Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh follow, in that order. Juveniles were recorded from Assam and Meghalay and are suspected to be part of a migrating flock as nesting has not been reported in these states (see table 1).

The most commonly reported threat was that of spread of agriculture right up to the water level of wetlands (figure 3). Details of habitat features were not clear in several questionnaires. However, most crane sightings were done in natural wetlands and few in agriculture fields, and even fewer in artificial wetlands such as reservoirs and dams. Poaching of adult Cranes was recorded in three sites and predation of eggs by jackals in one site.

Figure 3: Threats and uses at sites during the Sarus Crane Count

Key to threat categories:

0-Unknown

1-Agricultural expansion on shore

2-Mud removal

3-Vegetation clearing

4-Vegetation overgrowth

5-Reclamation

6-Fishing

7-Domestic sewage

8-Industrial waste

9-Solid waste dumping

10-Pesticides

11-Fertilizers

13-Unspecified

14-Others

15-None observed

State-wise account:

The details of the counts have been summarized individually for each state with details of the kind of organizations participating, names of sites wherever available, number of Sarus Cranes counted, threats recorded to each site if any and general comments of importance as mentioned by individual participants. The results are elaborated in a tabular form state-wise in Appendix I. Important sites for Sarus Cranes based on count numbers are highlighted for each state. Salient points of the counts are considered below.

Jammu & Kashmir:

Only one district and three sites were covered by participants for the count in Jammu & Kashmir. A total of 24 Sarus were counted in the state. There were four participants in the count, one from a University and three other individuals. Khatua district was the only district covered and this district has been seen to have Sarus populations previously as well, though not in such large numbers as reported presently (Sundar 1999). The present count was probably of a migrating population into the district.

Himachal Pradesh:

A total of eight sites over five districts were covered during the count by participants. Though there were reports of Sarus from Pong dam, a count was not carried out at that site under the Collaborative Sarus Crane Count. Sarus Cranes had been sighted in Kullu district four years ago but none are reported now. Most sites were covered by forest officials. No Sarus was reported from the present count.

Haryana:

Fifteen sites were covered in four districts by participants. Three Sarus were recorded from Sultanpur National Park in the entire state. Threats were reported only at Sultanpur National Park. The species has been observed to survive almost completely in Protected Areas in the state in recent years (Sundar et al. 1999) as also observed by Gole (1989) in the past.

Rajasthan:

A large portion of the state was covered under the collaborative count and 195 Sarus Cranes were counted of which 36 (18.46%) were young cranes. Breeding rate in the state was the third highest in the country next only to Gujarat and Bihar. Agricultural expansion was the commonest threat reported to Sarus habitats from the state.

Gujarat:

A large number of sites were covered in Kheda and Ahmedabad districts from this state. Overall, 510 Sarus were enumerated and the largest percent of breeding Sarus reported was from this state. Apart from disturbances to habitat such as fishing and fertilizers in wetlands, predation of eggs by jackals and disturbance to birds from photographers were noted in a couple of sites.

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of Sarus Cranes counted and most cranes in the state were counted from Etawah, Mathura and Gonda districts. Parrate-Argat Bird Sanctuary (Gonda) was the only Protected Area to have a large concentration of Sarus Cranes while most of the rest were seen in natural and artificial wetlands. Agriculture expansion on shore was the biggest developmental threat recorded in the state.

Bihar:

This state has not been explored adequately for Sarus Crane populations and the results of the count show that a larger population than previously thought is prevalent in the state. Poaching has been recorded in nearly every site with Sarus Cranes. The highest number of cranes was counted from Mahestri block in Saharsa district of the state.

West Bengal:

Sarus Cranes have not been sighted in the state very often (Sundar et al. 1999). During the count, only two sites were surveyed and no cranes were sighted. It may be a wintering species in the state

Mizoram:

No Sarus Cranes were reported from the single site surveyed in the state.

Meghalay:

Previously, Sarus Cranes have never been reported for this state. During the survey, two sites were surveyed and both had Sarus populations. Young birds have been reported from both sites but no records of observed breeding were obtained. Future counts should include more sites to look at Sarus distribution at a larger scale in the state.

Manipur:

No Sarus Cranes have been previously reported from this state as well. Even though no cranes were sighted during the count, few cranes were reported to have been sighted five years ago from a couple of sites (see Appendix I).

Assam:

Sarus was known to be a rare visitor in this state and has been recently reported to have been a vagrant in the state (Choudhury 1999). However, during the count, three new sites were recorded to have Sarus Cranes and the species is perhaps more widely spread than previously thought. Future counts should have a wider coverage in the state. Young cranes were reported from one site but the breeding status of Sarus in the state is unclear.

Madhya Pradesh:

This large state had the second highest number of sites covered and 138 Sarus Cranes were counted. Kundan Tank (Jabalpur) and the National Chambal Sanctuary (Morena) had the highest number of Sarus counted. Most other sites recorded few numbers. Congregation of Sarus in few sites in dry months has been previously recorded (Sundar et al. 1999). The populations are perhaps very widely spread out during the rest of the year in the state.

Maharashtra:

Only Chandrapur district was seen to have populations of Sarus Cranes during the count. This state has been seen to have a very concentrated and small population of cranes. The sites where the cranes are found face heavy threats.

Orissa:

Sarus Cranes have not been sighted in the state (Gole 1989). During the count, only one site was covered and no cranes were sighted.

Karnataka:

Karnataka is not known to be in the distribution range of the Sarus Crane (Gole 1989, Sundar et al. 1999). Large counts of Sarus have been reported during the count and are most probably other water bird species mistaken for Sarus Cranes.²

Conclusion:

Trends on Sarus Crane population cannot be commented on with this first count. From the results of this count some salient features of Sarus populations have come out into the fore. These are:

Most of the population was concentrated in Uttar Pradesh.

The distribution range is larger than previously known and extends into the states of Assam and Meghalaya. However, the subspecies identity of the cranes counted needs checking as these cranes could well be populations of the rarer Eastern Sarus Crane (Grus antigone sharpii) which is known to be prevalent in these areas (Meine & Archibald 1996). More coverage is necessary in these states.

Percentage of breeding Sarus Cranes was maximum in Gujarat state though the maximum number of Sarus Cranes breeding was in Uttar Pradesh.

The most commonly and widely observed threat to Sarus seems to be habitat conversion of natural wetlands into agriculture fields.

Most of the population of Sarus Cranes was counted outside Protected Areas. Thus Bird Sanctuaries and National Parks do not contribute significantly to the protection of the species as a whole.

References

Choudhury, A. 1998. Mammals, birds and reptiles of Dibru - Saikhowa Sanctuary, Assam, India. Oryx 32: 192-200.

Gole, P. 1989. The Status and Ecological Requirements of Sarus Crane. Phase I. Ecological Society, Pune, India. 45pp.

Lopez, A. & Mundkur, T 1997. The Asian waterfowl census 1994-1996. Results of the coordinated waterbird census and an overview of the status of wetlands in Asia. Wetland International, Kuala Lumpur

Meine, C.D. & Archibald, G.W. (eds) 1996. The Cranes:- Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. 249pp. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Centre Homepage http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/bird/cranes (Version 02 March 98)

Sundar, K.S.G. 1999.The Sarus in Jammu. Newsletter for Birdwatchers 39: 41-42.

Sundar, K.S.G., Kaur, J. & Choudhury, B.C. 1999. Distribution, abundance and ecology of the Indian Sarus Crane (Grus antigone antigone) in India. Report of an all- India survey 1998-99. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

Appendix I: Summarized results of Sarus Crane Count in various states.
Key to acronyms: BS-Bird Sanctuary, I-Individuals, N-NYKS, Na-Nature club/ NGO, NP-National Park, P-PAs, U-University, W-WWF, Z-ZSI, SAA-Same organization/ number of Participants As Above, V-Important districts and sites for Sarus Cranes where future counts should be concentrated.

Key to threat categories: 0-Unknown, 1-Agriculture expansion on shore, 2-Mud removal, 3-Vegetation clearing, 4-Vegetation overgrowth, 5-Reclamation, 6-Fishing, 7-Domestic sewage, 8-Industrial waste, 9-Solid waste dumping, 10-Pesticide, 11-Fertilizers, 13-Unspecified, 14-Others, 15-None observed.

I. Jammu & Kashmir


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Khatua (U) V Khatua (I)	Unspecified Kishanpur & Dungara	1 3	22V 2	1,3,10,11. 40-50 present. 10,11. Breeding pair.

II. Himachal Pradesh


Districts	Sites	No. of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Mandi (N) Kullu (N) Kullu (P) Solan (U) Sarahan (P)	Unspecified Unspecified Shikari Devi Sanc. Unspecified Sangla WS Lippa Asrang WS Dharanghati WS Rupi-Bhaba WS	4 1 1 1 1 SAA SAA SAA	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	- `Few' reported from Pong Dam. Four years ago from Kullu district.

III. Haryana


Districts	Sites	No. of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Panipat (N) Gurgaon (P) Bhimani (N) Kurukshetra(N)	Unspecified Sultanpur NP Dana Ladanpur Dana Narsan Ninan Phulpura Ikhai Nandgaon Dinod Keharpura Kohad Thigdana Paaluvas Nimadi Malposh Nihalgad Ranila Unspecified	Unspecified 4 15 (total) Unspecified	0 3 0 0	- 1,4,10,11 No Sarus Cranes counted in all sites surveyed in the district. -

IV. Rajasthan


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Crane counted	Threats and comments
Udaipur (P) Ajmer (P) Ajmer (P) Ajmer(P) Bhilwara(N) Jaipur (P) Dosa SAAV Jhalawar (Na) Baran SAA Chhabra SAA Jaipur SAA Banaswara (P) V Jodhpur(Z) Dholpur (P,I) Bharatpur (P,I) V Kota (I) V Jhalawar (I) Dungarpur (I) Dausa (I) V Pali(P) Jaipur (P)	Bhanda Kabra Talab Padabhagad Talab Khodmal Talab Several Raiser Akheda Dam Kukus Dam Mahla Dam Chaparwada Dam Saithal DamV Dangarwada Jilmili Dam Kala Kho DamV Jalawar Tank Atru Chabra Chaksu Around Banaswara Choklama Taal Vanaala Talab Kajinjay Talab Mahibek Water Area Lalta Maati Dhek Semlapada Semavasa Talab Borda Rawda Ganoda Bhuwasa Kimpur SandaniV Daulat Singh Talab Kuwathiya Talab Duglawadi Lasaada Talab Bhagora Talab Vajaagara Talab Malana Talab Jaulana Talab Aishwar Talab Lalomi Talab Vaka Talab Saredi Badi Talab Rimade and around Kaylana Tank & Basli Tank Talab-e-shahi Ramsagar Keoldeo-Ghana NPV Ajan DamV Ajan,Sogar, Tuhiya,Sarah Kumer Deeg, Kama Rasilpur KGNP to Sever Road Band Bareta Borai Moti Jheel Moti Jheel Helak Addi Madhoni Seva to Moti Jheel Lakhawa Ummed GanjV Patan Ka Talab Gapsagar Kala-KhoV Bijapur Jawai bandh Kukas Dam Akeda Dam	3 3 2 2 1 Unspecified SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA 1 SAA SAA SAA 8 4 4 2 3 2 5 6 3 2 SAA 2 SAA SAA SAA SAA 2 20 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 +2 SAA SAA 2 3 2 SAA SAA 3 SAA +2 +1 SAA 4 1 +2 2 1 1 2 4 3 SAA	2 2 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 5(4,1) 2 2 44 4(4,1) 2 3(2,1) 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(2,2) 2 2 2 2 2 6(4,2) 4(2,2) 4(2,2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 28(26,2) 47(35,12) 0 0 4 2 2 5(2,3) 2 0 0 0 0 2 12(11,1) 3 2 39 3(2,1) 22(16,6) 0 0	7. Near to main road 1 1 1 Mentioned as migrant in all areas In flock 1,6,10 1,4 1 0. Breeding pair, seen regularly 4,7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unspecified - - - - - - - - 0 3 3 Unspecified 4 None 4 None None None 1 Overpopulated villages None Unspecified None Unspecified 1,3,5,10,11 1,2,3,5,6,10,11 0 Non-breeding pair Flock with adults and juveniles 9 6 1,2,6 1,2,6

V. Gujarat


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Crane counted	Threats and comments
Surendranagar (Na) Bhavnagar SAA Jamnagar (P) Kheda (W) V Anand SAA Kheda SAA Kheda (I) V Mehsana (Na) Ahmedabad SAA Kachchh(Na) Ahmedabad (U) V Ahmedabad (I) V Rajkot SAA Kutch (Na) Vadodara(U) Kutch SAA Unia to Surat (I) Bhavnagar (Na) Kutch (I) Surendranagar(I) Surendranagar(I)V Porbandar (I)V Kheda (Na) V Surendranagar SAA Ahmedabad (Na)V Kheda SAAV Kheda SAA	Pond Vatalia Velavadar NP Chudeshwar Pond area Ambala, Parodiya Traj PondV Seela pond Puriuj Lake Nandoli Heranj Jinuj to Kasnewal Rd. Ras Khodar temple Traj PondV KanewarV Thol BS Jaspur Wetlands Fatewadi Canal Bheemsar Veerangam and Domena Mandal Talab Thol BSV Around SanandV Alansagar lake Sanghipuram Dams I & II Muval Timbi Wadhwana Devisar Tank 4 districts transect Velavadar NP Devisar Near Patdi Taluka to PatdiV Dhrangadhra Halvad Dholidhaja Dam Nalhari Pond Amirpur DamV Baradasagar DamV NH8a, Kheda bridge NH8a, towards Kheda Traj village Traj village pondV Beyond Traj (5km) Beyond Traj (11km) PariejV Near Pariej Tank Pariej Tank Hanuman mandir (Patdi) Pisaswada Virdi Ingoli Jhanand Sahij Sathal Dadusar Khanpur Nesda Simej Ganol Vataman Bavla Kerala Bhayla Baldana Gangad Dholka Salajda Rupavati Kasindra Visalpur Bhat Visalpur Bakrol Vanjhar Narimapur Nani Devti Changodar Matoda Pipal Vasna Modasar Rasikpura Radhu Nayaa Matar MachhiyelV Traj Tranja Bunaj Mahelaj Limbasi VastanaV Gobrapara Hadeva Valotini Daloli Viroja Sayla Bamangam Pariej NardaV Kasbara Varasda Khakhsar Gorad Padra Chikhaliga Jichka Moraj Budhej Rohini Pandad Tannsa Vainj Gudel Daheda Jjinaj Untwada Jinjiwada Kanawada Mota Kododara Bhavanpura Palla	2 +1 4 +1 4 SAA SAA +2 SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA 4 7 SAA SAA 4 5 SAA SAA 3 2 1 3 +1 SAA 3 2 4 1 11 6 SAA SAA SAA 3 SAA 29 SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA 1 7 SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA SAA	2 2 0 0 105(60, 45) 3(2,1) 3(2,1) 2 4 2 4(2,2) 2 109(92 ,17) 26(25,1) 0 0 3(2,1) 2 2 2 10 11 0 0 2 2 5(4,1) 0 0 3(2,1) 2 2 6 4 2 2 14 (8,6) 6(4,2) 6 1 3(2,1) 8(6,2) 3(2,1) 2 6 2 4 2 4 (3,1) 2 4 (3,1) 3 2 5 (4,1) 3 (2,1) 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 (2,1) 3 (2,1) 3(2,1) 3(2,1) 4(2,2) 2 3(2,1) 4 6 (4,2) 6 8(6,2) 2 2 2 2 3 (2,1) 2 4 2 4 (3,1) 2 10 (8,2) 2 2 2 3 3 12 (9,3) 2 2 4 (3,1) 3 2 2 2 2 7 (5,2) 2 4 3 (2,1) 5 (3,2) 5 (3,2) 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 (2,1) 2 5 3 (2,1) 4 (2,2) 2	Domestic cattle and stray dogs None None 5 1,3,4,6,11 None 6 0 4 0 2 4,6,7,10,11 2,3,6,10,11 Decrease in wetlands 1,6. ONGC pipeline passing through lake 2,7 1,10,11. Congregations exceed 100 4 0 4,7 1,6,8 10. Groups of 4+4+4+2+1 1 None. Sarus recorded in Chharidand and Rudra Mata Dam area; circa 8-10 0. Displaying 0 6 2,4. With records of Sarus Crane sightings in Kutch since 1976 1 Vasuda-Unai-Baradoli-Surat City 0. Up to 8 birds seen 0 10,11 None None None None 1,2,6,10,11 1,2,10,11 Egg poached by jackals, photographers disturb birds 0 None 4 5,6,10,11 0 1 0 0 2,6 10,11 Unknown. Unprotected areas. Marsh with vegetation All counts from here onwards were carried out in small wetlands and agricultural fields. Threats to each site have not been specified. Riverine area.

VI. Uttar Pradesh


District	Site	No of Participant	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Lakhimpur-Kheri (P) Kanpur Dehat(U) V Mathura SAA Mau (N) Gonda (P) V Udham Singh Nagar (Na) Mathura (W) Bulandsahar (W) Unnao (I) Unnao (I) Etawah (I) V Mainpuri SAAV Mathura (Z) Etawah & Auriya (P) V Lucknow (I) Barabanki (I) Unnao SAA Agra (P) V Agra (P) Rae Barely (I) V Bareilly (U) V Mathura (N) V Shahjahanpur (I) Lakhimpur-kheri SAA Etah (U) Aligarh SAAV Etah(U) V Bahraich V	Oel SikandraV Sandalpur Auraiya Kanchausi village Koshi Kalan Unspecified Parrate-Arga BSV Kokhratal Hempur Mathura-Aligarh Rd. Near Narara Nawabganj BS Nawabganj Agri. FieldsV Sarsai Nawar JheelV Agri FieldsV Farah Chaata Murong to PachnadaV Chambal River Ratauli vill. Ukhra Pond Nawabganj BS Tasod to UdaipurV Dayalbagh SSBS Jamuna catchment area, Dayalbagh Unchahar- Rae BarelyV SayyadpurV MathuraV Tilhar Dudwa NP Patna BSV Kulwa Ashpan Sheikha and surroundingsV G.T.Road Patna-Jalesar road V Jalesar-Agra roadV Pittora, Rissia, BinhgaV Bijnor	3 2 SAA SAA SAA SAA Unspecified 7 4 SAA 2 4 4 4 2 SAA SAA 1 SAA 5 4 3 +1 5 2 SAA +1 1 3 7 1 SAA 2 2 3 2 SAA SAA 2 5 1	7(5,2) 14(12,2) 2 3(2,1) 3(2,1) 0 ? 112 (80,31) 2 3(2,1) 5(4,1) 6 3(2,1) 5(4,1) 114 (85,29) 228 (198,30) 62 (53,9) 6 2(1,1) 50(42,8) 0 2 5(4,1) 58 (48,10) 5(3,2) 6(3,3) 2 12 (10,2) 14(14,2) 148 (88,60) 2 2 21(19,2) 4 5(4,1) 40 (30,10) 5 24(21,3) 17(13,4) 20 (19,1) 3	10,11 1 Unspecified Unspecified 1,3 Unspecified 1,6,10,11 1,6,11. Poaching observed 0. Up to 6 Cranes observed None 10,11. Larger congregation observed in the area 3,6 3,4,5 None 1 None 8 8 10 1 1,11 4. Salinity increasing, next to highway 10. Baroda and Mahua area had maximum concentration None Agri lands 3,4,6 8,10,12. 1.5km area was surveyed None. Half grown individuals 1,5 0 None None 7,10 1,2. About 20 seen in winter None None Unspecified Unspecified. Unspecified, wetland amidst crop fields-Sugarcane and rice.

VII. Bihar


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
West Singbhum (W,Na) Hazaribagh (P) Saharsa (I) V Bhagalpur (I) V Vaishali (U) Vaishali (I)	Kuju Village Tilaya Dam Charwa Dam Lotwa Dam Mahestri BlockV Simal TalaV Baraila Lake Baraila Chaur & Dulour Duha	6 1 SAA SAA 4 SAA 4 3	0 0 0 0 25 (18,7) 15 0 9 (7,2)	7 1,6,7,10,11 5,6 1,6. Poaching. 1,2,3,5,6,10,11. Visitor in Feb-March. Called "Ghongail" (feeds on gastropods). 1,3,6,10,11. Poaching.

VIII. West Bengal


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Jalpaiguri(W,Na) Malda (I)	Gazoledoba Sagardighi	4 1	0 0	Unspecified 6 Absent in area

IX. Mizoram


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Aizawl East (U)	Champai	1	0	-

X. Meghalaya


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
East Khasi(I) V Khasi Hills East (U) V	Lady Hydari ParkV ShillongV	4 1	9(3,6) 12(6,6)	0 3,5,6

XI. Manipur


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Bishenpur (Na) Thoubal SAA Thoubal SAA	Loktak Lake Pumlen Kharung Pat	15 4 4	0 0 0	1,3,5,6,7,10,11 5,6. Used to be seen 5/6 years ago 1,6,7,10,11. Seen in Feb-March.

XII. Assam


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Kamrup(I) Karimganj(U) Cachar SAA Hailakandi SAA Hailakandi SAA Cachar SAA Karbianglong V (Na) Digboi SAA Dhemaji (W,Na) Lakhimpur SAA Lakhimpur Dhemaji	Rangia Nowabil Dharam Bil Dubria & Furia Bil Cheng Bil Dolu Bagan Lakes Jheel ParV Unspecified Jamjing Wetland Basudev Than Kaobari Doloni Bordoibam Bilmikh BS	1 2 SAA +3 SAA SAA 4 SAA 1 +3 +2 +1	2 0 0 0 0 0 8(6,2) 16 0 0 0 0	2,10,11 1,2 6,10,11. Record of SC 25-30 years ago. 6,10,11 6,10,11 1,6,10,11 3,6. Rare visitor. 3,5,6. 3,6 1,3,6 1,3,8 1,3,6

XIII. Madhya Pradesh

District Site No of
Participants
Sarus
Cranes counted
Threats and comments

Shahdol (P)
Mandla/Balaghat (P)

Umaria (P)

Mahasamund (Na)

Raipur SAA

Dungarpur, Raipur & Rajnandgar SAA

Balaghat & Mandla SAA

Rajandgaon, Bilaspur & Raipur SAA
Sambalpur SAA
Chandrapur SAA
Gharcharoli SAA
Balaghat SAA
Bilaspur SAA
Umeria (I)
Rajnandgarh (I)

Morena (P) V

Bhopal (I)
Mandsaur (P) V

Shivpuri (P)

Indore (P)
Jabalpur (I) V

Rajnandgarh (I)
Rajnandgarh (I)

Bastar (P)

Unspecified
Sarekha and Narna Tanks
Panpatha RF
Pariksheya
Jovivah
Kodar Dam
Patewa Dam
Barnawapara
Kodar Dam
Mahanadi River
Balsamund Tank
Pendravan Tank
Nardaha Tank
Various

Unspecified
SAA

Kanha NP

Unspecified

Sohela & Bargarh
Unspecified
Various
Supkhar Tank
Kori Dam
Bandhavgarh NP
Laxmi Devi Dam
Latmara
National Chambal Sanc. V
Sank River
Bhauri
Sanwat Pond
Dayali Pond, V
Buy Pond & Gandhisagar Dam
Gandhisagar Res, Prempura vill.
Dhanga Pond, Hargarh
Karera Sanctuary
Dehaila Lake
Shakhya Sagar Lake
Ralamdal Sanc.
Kundan Tank V
Latmara
Latmara, Laxmi Devi Dam
Unspecified
43 points
Unspecified
1

17
10
1
1
SAA
2
SAA
SAA
SAA
SAA
SAA
SAA

3
3

3

SAA

SAA
SAA
SAA
+3
+4
4
2
SAA
2

SAA
3
4

4

4

2
3

2
Unspecified
1
2
2

48
0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4(2,2) 39 (32,7) 6(5,1) 0 2 14 (10,4) 8 (4,4) 0 5(4,1) 2 0 42 (36,6) 4(2,2) 1 0 Unspecified
1. One Sarus shot 2 years ago (buffer zone of Kanha TR)
None
None One subadult sighted last year
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None

None
None

None

None

None
None. 1 pair sighted in 10/1998
None
None
None
None
1,6. 6-8 Sarus Cranes known earlier
None. More Cranes may be present
1

1,4
1
3,7. Cattle grazing

Water dries during summer

6,7

3,7
1,7

6,7
Unspecified
1
None
1,6

Unspecified Riverine habitat

XIV. Maharashtra


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Nasik (N) Chandrapur (P) Nagpur (I) Amaravathi (I) Ahmednagar (I) Chandrapur (I) V Chandrapur (Na)	Nandurmadmeshwar Erai Dam Satnur Tank Pandhari Lake Kapurwadi Pimpalgaon Erai Dam Junonia LakeV	14 2 3 SAA 2 +1 5 5	0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4	1,6,10,11 0 1,6 1,6 1,2 1,2 1,6 1,4,6,10,11

XV. Orissa


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Sambalpur (I)	Hirakud Dam	1	0	0

XVI. Karnataka


District	Site	No of Participants	Sarus Cranes counted	Threats and comments
Davangere (N) Chitradurga SAA Chitradurga SAA Tumkur SAA Chitradurga SAA	Sulekere Pond Yamanagatta Vanivials Sagara Kaggaladu Thimmanayakana Kere	4 4 4 4 2	385 75 232 422 64	1,6,10. Counts suspected to be of other bird species ³

Appendix II: List of participants in Sarus Crane Count-1999 with address of contact person

Jammu &Kashmir:

Purshotam SINGH, Surinder SHARMA: Wetland , P.G. Department of Zoology, University of Jammu (J&k) 1800006. Naresh Kumar SHARMA, Pankaj KUMAR, Chand Kishor SHARMA: V.P.O. Kishanpur Dungara, The: Billawar, Distt: Kathua (J&K) 184203. C.M. Seth: WWF- India, 59 A/B, Ghandhinagar, (J&K) 180004.

Himachal Pradesh :

Yogesh, Poonam, Narinder Contact person address: Dr. O.P. SHARMA Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kenda, Mandi (HP) 175001. Lal SHINGH: Office of the Distt, Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Kullu (HP). M.L.NARANG: Assoc. Professor, University of Horticulture & Forestry, Deptt. of Silviculture & Agroforestry, Nauni- Solon (HP) 173 230. H.P. Forest Deptt, Divisional Forest officer, Wild Life Division, Kullu. T.S.THAKUR: Divisional Forest Officer, Wildlife Division, Sarahan.

Haryana:

Lalita CHOUDHURY, Distt. Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Panipat (HYA), Jagdish CHANDER, Bharat LAL, Kanwar PAL, Randhir SINGH : Divisional Inspector Wildlife, Sultanpur National Park, Distt, Gurgaon (HYA).

Rajiv SINGH: Distt Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Bhiwani (HYA). Sahab SINGH: Nehru Yuva Kendra, Koth No. 271, Sector-7, Kurukshetra.

Rajasthan :

Sohan Lal SAINI, Ramesh CHAND, Satish Kumar SHARMA: C/O Dy. CWLW, Jaipur Zoo, (Ram Niwas Garden), Jaipur. The Add. Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wild life Warden, Rajasthan. Rakesh VYAS: 2-P-22 Vigan Nagar, Kota, (Raj). Bhanwar Singh SOLANKI, Madan Singh RANAWAT, Madan lal BUNKAR, Keshar Singh CHAUVAN, Pratap Singh CHOOUNDAWAT: Assistant Conservator of Forest, Phulwari Wildlife Sanctuary, Kotra, Udaipur (Raj). Chiman SINGH: Range Rawali, Radgarh Rawali, Ajmer. K.N. HARIT: Nehru Yuva Kendra, Bhilwara (Raj). M.K. AGRAWAL: Assistant Conservator of Forests, Banswara (Raj). Ishwar PRAKASH: Zoological Survey of India, 107, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Jodhpur (Raj) 342009. Madan SINGH, K. K. BARUPAL, Lalit Singh RANAWAT: Ass. Conservator of Forest, Distt: Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand. Sunil NAIR, A.H. ZAIDI, Ishteaq KHAN, Anil NAIR: 81, Shopping Centre, Kota (Raj) 324007. Maharaval Mahipal SINGH: Udai Bilas, Dungarpur (Raj). Harkirat Singh SANGHA: B-27, Gautam Marg, Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur (Raj) 302021. D.D SHARMA, H.M. MUDGAL, Sohan LAL, Bholu Abrar KHAN, Birjendra SINGH, Bharat SINGH, Sattish CHAND, Daudayal SHARMA, Shruti SHARMA: Director, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur. Gargi RANA: BNHS, 331, Rajendra Nagar, Bharatpur (Raj). Udai Bhan SINGH, Bachchoo SINGH, Gopal KRISHANA, Sakhur KHAN, Vinod PANWAR, D.D. SHARMA: D-30A, Ranjeet Nagar, Bharatpur (Raj). K.S. Gopi SUNDAR, Jatinder KAUR: Wildlife Institute of India, Post bag:18, Chandrabani, Dehradun (UP) 248001.

Gujarat:

Vishubha RAOL, Navaneet BHATT: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bhavvillas, Near Gaurishanker lake, Bhavnagar (Guj) 364 003. Rohit BHUJBAL: WWF-India, Qtr. No. G2/1, G2 Colony, Opp Post office, Atul (Guj) 396020. D.S. VANPARIYA, M.R. PANDAV, C.J. JADEJA, D.N. MARU: Forest Quarter, Salaya,Dist: Jamnagar (Guj). J.K. TIWARI: Sanggipuram Rotary Club, P.O. Motiber, Tal. Abdasa- Kutch (Guj) 370655. Sunita PRADHAN, Sanjay SHAH, Kalpesh ANJARIA, Bimal PATEL, Satish MISTRY, Jayesh BHATT: Gujarat State office, Indumati Mahal, J.N. marg, Vadodoara (Guj). S.G. BELAPURE, Suhasini KULKARNI, Parachi S. Belapure: A04,Rajesh Apts, Near Harinagar Charrasta, off, Gotri Road, Vadodarar (Guj) 390021.Vikram B. PAGI: Department of languages, Sheth C.N. Vidyalay, Ambavadi, Ahmedabad-6. Kandarp KATJU, Pranav TRIVEDI, D.R. VAISHNAV, Jigish MEHTA, Anurag PRIYADASHEE, Supriya JHUJHUNWALA,Lima ROSALIND: Centre for Environment Education, Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad (Guj) 380054. Himmat SINGHJI, S.F. Wesley SUNDERRAJ, Aswin POMAL, Justus JOSHUA: Gujarat Insitute of Desert Ecology, Patwadi Naka, Bhuj Kutch (Guj) 370001. Neha SHAH, Nimisha SITPURIYA, Jayprakash PATEL, Mukesh TELI, Rishad PRAVEZ: Lecturer, Department of Zoology, School of Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380009. Jayant MACHCHAR, Madhu MENON, Chandresh LODHIYA, 28 Sanskar II Polytechnic Road, Ahmedabad (Guj) 380015. Raviraj S. KHACHAR, D.S. Satajit. S. KHACHAR: The Palace, Jasdan (Guj) 360050. R.V. DEKAR, Sapna SURENDRAN, G.S. PADATE: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, M.S. Universiity of Barodaa, Vadodara (Guj) 390002. Shantilalal VARU:Junavas Temple Street, Madhapur, Bhuj, Kutch (Guj) 370020. Nishith DHULHABHUI, R.V. VYAS: Sayaji Baug Zoo, Vadodara (Guj) 390018. D.P.JHALA, D.K. GOHIL, Bharat JETHAVA, I.R. GADHVI: Nature Conservation Society, Plot No. 2200, Ankur Society, Hill Drive, Bhavnagar (Guj) 364002. Navin. N. BAPAT: 18- Vanvihar Society, Motilal Nehru Vyayamshala, Bhuj Kutch (Guj) 378001. Gopal Singhji DESAI: 1 /2 Shyamal Row House, Near Shiv Ranjamy Society, Satellite Road, Ahmedabad (Guj) 380015. Devjibhai Dhamecha: Devkrupa Jin Plote, Dharangadhar (Guj) 363310. Jaaydev DHADHAL, B.K. PARMAR, Jitendra THAKRAR, Bharat RUGHANI: Bharat Niwas, 5, Wadi Plot, Near State Bank, Porbandar (Guj) 360575. Smita BOTRE, Sushma WADWANI, M. LAKSHMI, Akoijam Anita CHANUF, Udaykumar GALI, Shital VORA, Shyama N. SHODHAN, Chaula Navnitlal PATEL, Yograj Himatsingh JADEJA, Maneetsingh H. JADEJA, Bharatkumar CHANDULAL, Preeti RAWAL, Jayshree PATEL, Neel DESHPANDE, Vaidehi H. JADEJA, JAYADEVAN, J.ARUNA, J. NIKHIL, Ranjan VAIDYA, S. Amir AHMAD, Ila MODI, Bhavnk MODI, P.M. SIDHARTHAN, Sinatra SIDHARTHAAN, S.CHINTA, E.K. NARESHWAR, Narendra JETHWA, Rajendrasingh JADEJA, A.J. URFI: Sundarvan Nature, Discovery centre, Jodhpur Tekra, S.M. Road, Ahmedabad (Guj) 380015. Desal PAGI, Bansi SHENWA, Kamlesh PAGI, Harshad VATALIYA, Bipinchandra MAKWANA, Ketan TATU: Director, GEER Foundation, Indroda Park, Sector-9, Gandhinagar (Guj) 382009.

Uttar Pradesh:

B.C. CHOUDHURY: Wildlife Insitute of India, Post box 18, Chandabani, Dehradun, (UP) 248001. Jamal KHAN, Satish KUMAR, Hillol Jyoti SINGHA, Shah HUSSAIN, Orus ILYAS, Sangeeta IQUBAL, Hasrat SHAMIM, Shaheen IQUBAL, Jaseem BAKASH, H.S.A. YAHYA, Steve LANDFRIED, Salim JAVED: Centre of Wildlife & Orinthology, Aligarh Muslim Universitty, Aligarh (UP) 202002. Harish KUMAR: C/O Deputy Director Dudwa, Tiger Reserve, Palia-Kheri. Rajveer SINGH, Om Pukas SHAMA, Ram KISHAN, Rak KUMARI, MITHLESH, Uday SINGH, Veerpal SINGH, Rishipal SINGH: District.Youth Coordinator, NEHRU Yuva Kendra, Mathura. B.N. SINGH: Forest Range Officer, Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Bahraich (UP) 271833. Raju Pal, S.P. SINGH: Reader Zoology Deptt., DBS. (PG) College, Dehradun (UP) 248001. Kamlesh DUBEY: District Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Gorakpur (UP). Hanuman PAL, Baboo Ram PANDEY, Raj Kumar SINGH, Damodar SINGH, Ram NARASH, RAJENDER, G.S. PANDE: Divisional Forest Officer, Sohelwa, Gonda (UP) 271001. Umesh KAMBOJ, Ramanjeet Singh KASURI, Anand Singh RAWAT, Vivek MALHOTRA, O.S. BHATI, Satya Priya Gautam BHALLA: Corbett Nature Club, C/O Bhala Bldg, Bazpur Road, Kashipur (UP) 244713. Nirmala BISHT, S.K. BAHERA: WWF-INDIA, 172-b, Lodi State, New Delhi. Jatendra PANDEY, Raja MANDAL, Parikshit GAUTAM: Programme Co-ordinator, Freshwater & Wetland Division, WWF-India, 172-B, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi. Reeti RASTOGI, Ratuika RASTOGI, Shrey RASTOGI, A.K. RASTOGI: 385, Old Haider Ganj, Lucknow (UP). A.N. DUTTA, Mamta SHUKLA, Vinay SHUKLA, Amitabh AGARWAL: MDI, Cgetan Vihar, Aliganj, Lucknow (UP) 226024. Anil KUMAR, Rajeev CHAUHAN: 576 Karamganj, Punjabi Colony, Etawah (UP) 206001. Brij Kishor GUPTA: Central Zoo Authority, Annexe IV, Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi (UP) 110011. Ramesh CHANDRA, Adesh GUPTA, Dilip DIWEDI, Magaru NARIK, S.K. TIWARI: National Chambal Sanctuary Project, Etawah range- Forest Park, Civil Lines- Etawah (UP). Vinai SHUKLA, Amitabh AGARWAL, A.N. DATTA, Mamta SHUKLA: 2/280 Vikas Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow (UP). Chari Ram SINGH, Kamlesh TIWARI, Mahry SINGH, Puran SINGH, S.B. MISHRA: c/o Range officer, National Chambal Sanctuary Project, Bah Agra (UP). Guricharan SHARMA, Dayal Prasad GUPTA: Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Science, D.E.I. Dayalbagh, Agra (UP) 282005. V.P. JAISWAL: 87A/3 Baghambaro Marg, Allapur, Allahabad (UP). Sachin KUMAR, Prateesh AGARWAL, Ritesh JOSHI: Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, I.V.R.I. Izatnagar, Distt. Bareilly (UP) Anil KUMAR, Kiran RAM, Putti LAL, Rajkumar Tripathi PURAV, Ashish Kumar SRIVASTAV, Shamim BEGAM: Nehru Yuva Kendra, Nanapara House, Bhairch (UP)

Bihar:

Arvinder SINGH: S.E.H. Kazmi, Hazaribag West Forest Division, Van Bhavan, Hazaribag, (Bihar). Richa KUMARI, Trishla KUMARI, N.K. BHAGAT: Opp. College gate, Purab Bazar, Sahara, (Bihar). M.P. JAISWAL: Shermani Bazar, Pikpainti, Bhagalpur, (Bihar). Sumit PRABHAKAR, Vikesh KUMAR, Keshav Kumar JHA: Ashok Nagar, Road No- 9, Patna (Bihar). Gopal SHARMA, Satyendra SINGH, Ramanuj YADAV, R.K. SINHA: University Professor of Zoology, Patna University, Patna. Swapan Kumar DUTTA, Vishnu Kumar PATHAK, Niranjan BHATTACHARYA, Soumie MITRA, Suresh MISHRA, Ishan Chandra MISHRA, Guru Charan HEMBRAN: Village Kuju, Incha, Rajnagar, West Singhbhum (Bihar). S.K. GUPTA: Finance & A/C Deptt, Kiriburu Iron Ore Mine, Sail (RMD), PO: Kiriburu, Singhbhum, (Bihar) 833222. H.S. GUPTA: WWF- India, Qr. No, Type-II-22/6, Kiriburu Township, P.O. Kiriburu (Bihar) 8333222.

West Bengal:

Farida TAMPAL: WWF-India, West Bengal State Office, Tata Centre, 5^th Floor, 43, J.L. Nehru Road, (Calcutta) 700071. Arunayan SHARMA : N.S. Road, In Front of T.O.P. Malda (WB) 732101/

Mizoram:

D.N.HARIT: Head, Department of Zoology, Goverment Champhai Collage, Champhai, Mizorom 796321.

Meghalaya:

Avner M. PARIAT, Ali. M.PARIAT, I.M. Simon: Mawlai Umjaiur, Shillong-793008.

Manipur:

Ingobi SINGH, N. Samarjit SINGH, H.D. Shyam SINGH, G. Nishikantha SHARMA, KH. Ibotombi SINGH, L. Manichandra SINGH, S. Devendra SINGH, KH. Jugindro SINGH, T. Shyam SINGH, Y. Dorendro SINGH, S. Rajesh SINGH, L. Shamungou SINGH, Basanta SINGH, W. Rajesh SINGH, KO Kyam GYI, R.K. Ranjan SINGH: Gen Secy. Manipur Association For Science and Society, Palace Compound, Imphal 795001.

Assam:

Joydeep BARUAH: Shree Bhandar, Hatigaon Road, Opp. MLA Hostel, P.O. Assam Sachivalaya, Guwahati (Assam) 781006 . Th. Pawlen SINGHA: Lecturer, Deptt. of Chem, Cahchar College,Silchar 788001. Aakash DEEP, JEEVAN, RANJEET, TIMIR, Y.P. YADAV: Member, N.C.I., Diphu Karbi, Anglong, (Assam) 782460. Sant PRAKASH: Reader Deptt. of Zoology, Dayalba

SARUS CRANE COUNT - 1999

Organized by: Wildlife Institute of India

October, 1999