Rare crane a boost to Taiwan's troubled wetlands
A Siberian crane that landed in Taiwan after getting lost on migration over a year ago even made international headlines when it was found wandering outside a train station. It is a godsend in their push for environmentally friendly farming as the island's birds suffer at the hands of development and pollution. Taiwan is a mid-point stop on one of the world's eight major migratory routes and a wintering ground for numerous waterbirds from Siberia, China, Japan and Korea on their way further sout
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