POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN INDIAN SARUS CRANE ANDAGRICULTURE

摘要

The Indian sarus crane, Grus antigone antigone is the 'State Bird' of Uttar Pradesh. It is the monogamous, non-migratory and world's tallest flying bird. This is the only resident breeding crane of Indian sub continent, prefers open habitat like marshareas, abundantly irrigated paddy fields, grass land and wetland. It has been categorised globally as 'vulnerable' by International Unionfor Conservation ofNature in its Red List because of its rapid population decline, which is projected to continue, as a result of widespread reductions in its wetland habitats. The cranes are well known for their faithfulness and living togetherness. A positive correlation was observed between the crane occurrence and the wetland.