Wild crane colony in Izumi City, Kagoshima, Japan (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Wild crane colony in Izumi City, Kagoshima, Japan

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In winter, thousands of cranes migrate to Izumi city in Southern Japan. During winter 2022-2023, 1600 cranes out of colony of 10000 cranes died from bird flu.

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Ryosuke Fujita, Kyushu University

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