2024-04-12 22:36:25
All the black-crowned cranes of Suncheon Bay migrated north along the cherry blossom road at Green Island in Dongcheon. Suncheon City (Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu) announced that all of the Suncheon’s progenitor black cranes finished wintering in Suncheon Bay and moved north to their breeding grounds on the 7th.
There are 7,238 black cranes wintering in Suncheon Bay this year, a 41% increase in population compared to last year. In November 2022, when highly pathogenic avian influenza broke out in Izumi, Japan, about 3,000 of the black-crowned cranes that flowed back into Suncheon Bay appeared to have wintered in Suncheon Bay rather than going down to Japan in the fall of 2023.
The number of black-crowned cranes that used Suncheon Bay as a stopover during the migration period between wintering and breeding grounds was also found to be 8,661. The International Crane Foundation is paying attention to Suncheon City’s efforts to conserve the whooping cranes in Suncheon Bay and their habitat in Korea.
As the wintering population of black-crowned cranes increases, their habitat is expanding to agricultural lands near Suncheon Bay, including the Black-crowned Cranes Hope Agricultural Complex in Daede-dong, Haksan-tteul, Byeolryang-myeon, and Sangnae-tteul, Haeryong-myeon.
In particular, the birdwatching program linked to lodging was successfully operated at the Earthing Road and Suncheon Bay birdwatching stations, as the birdwatching distance for black-crowned cranes became closer to 70 to 80m.
Starting this year, the city will gradually promote the restoration of Saeseommaejagi, the creation of rice paddies, and the demolition of environmentally harmful facilities in agricultural lands to promote the diversity of birds in Suncheon Bay, including whooper swans and storks, and will actively operate high-quality birdwatching programs for stays by developing seasonal birdwatching new routes. plan.
Meanwhile, shorebirds such as ring-tailed curlew, sandpiper, and black-fronted plover are arriving at the mudflats of Suncheon Bay, and the freshness of green life is adding to the growing reed shoots.
Queen Reporter Hana Choi Photo by Suncheon City
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2024-04-12 22:36:25