Over 10,000 Hooded Cranes Arrive at Cheonsuman in Seosan

Hooded Cranes, Black-necked Cranes, and Canada Cranes Also Spotted
Mainly Concentrated in Sagiri, Gobuk-myeon and Changri, Buseok-myeon

A hooded crane that arrived at Cheonsuman in Seosan. /Seosan City

Seosan City, Chungnam Province, announced on the 14th that, together with the Korea Waterbird Network, a simultaneous survey of Hooded Cranes in Cheonsuman, Seosan, confirmed approximately 11,500 individuals.

Cheonsuman in Seosan serves as an intermediate stopover site for Hooded Cranes during their migration period, and it has been observed that Hooded Cranes visit the area consistently every year.

To accurately determine the number of individuals this year, the city conducted a total of three surveys on the 12th: once in the morning and twice in the afternoon.

In addition to the approximately 11,500 Hooded Cranes, the survey confirmed one juvenile White-naped Crane, 11 Black-necked Cranes, four Canada Cranes, and three hybrid individuals between Black-necked and Hooded Cranes.

A black crane flying over Cheonsuman in Seosan. / Seosan City

The cranes were found to be concentrated mainly around the feeding sites in Sagi-ri, Gobuk-myeon and Chang-ri, Buseok-myeon, with some also discovered in surrounding agricultural areas.

The city plans to accumulate monitoring data, such as identifying the exact habitat locations of Hooded Crane flocks in Cheonsuman, Seosan every year, to use as basic data for establishing Hooded Crane protection plans.

Shim Youngbok, head of the Seosan Birdland Office, said, "We plan to carry out various activities such as providing food so that the number of Hooded Cranes wintering in Cheonsuman, Seosan can increase."

Meanwhile, during the last wintering season, the city provided about 35 tons of rice seed as feed for Hooded Cranes in cooperation with civic groups, and plans to continue consultations with the National Heritage Administration and others to secure additional food supplies.

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