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北国之春，寒意仍浓，国家一级保护鸟类白头鹤即将回到它的故里——伊春市新青区。黑龙江新青白头鹤自 然保护区在白头鹤国际援助的资助下，正在实施白头鹤保护区周边社区、村屯保育项目。他们走社区、进村屯、入学校，开展白头鹤宣教情况问卷调查活动，把白头 鹤的保育工作寓于调查之中，通过调查强化保育工作，以此来提高保护区周边群众对白头鹤的保护意识，来迎接被当地人誉为“天使”的白头鹤到来。在调查活动 中，他们还发放印有白头鹤图案和宣传口号的钥匙链。

The attendees of the CPPCC (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) & NPC (National People’s Congress) in Xingqing, Heilongjiang Province, China received 3000 Hooded Crane key holders, designed and distributed by Xinqing Hooded Crane Nature Reserve and funded by GMIA, in the aim to raise awareness of hooded crane conservation among the most representive and most influencial people in Xinqing.

黑龙江新青白头鹤自然保护区积极开展白头鹤保护宣教活动，在白头鹤国际援助的支持下，创新宣教方式，抓住有利时机，在新青区召开“两会”（人代会和政协会）期间制做了3000个印有白头鹤和“保护白头鹤 关爱大自然”宣传口号的钥匙扣，作为纪念品发放给当地的人大代表、政协委员，强化了这些在新青最有影响力、最有代表性人员的保护意识。

On 6. Feb. 2010, accompanied by staff at Dongtan Nature Reserve (Chongming Island, Shanghai, China), Dr. Yumin Guo observed and photographed wintering hooded cranes at Dongtan. Shown in the photo are 100 individuals, 15 Common cranes and 85 hooded cranes, among the 85 six young hooded cranes. Recently they feed and rest in wheatfield.

2010年2月6日，郭玉民先生考察了崇明岛东滩白头鹤越冬栖息地。在保护区管理人员的指引下，见到了在这里越冬的白头鹤。通过拍照记录下近100只个体，其中包括15只灰鹤。85只左右的白头鹤中只有6只幼鹤。这群鹤近期主要栖息在冬小麦麦田中。

-30°C. Heilongjiang Province. China. Hundreds of Hooded Crane calendars were delivered to the local residents’ homes near the Xinqing Hooded Crane Nature Reserve. The calendars were printed by GMIA and delivered by Xinqing Hooded Crane N. R. staff who took the occasion to greet the local residents and spread knowledges about hooded cranes.

虽 然已进入隆冬，天寒地冻，但黑龙江新青白头鹤自然保护区管理局宣传保护白头鹤的热情不减，他们冒着零下三十几度的严寒，深入到保护区周边社区居民家中，把 白头鹤国际援助组织印制的、满怀着白头鹤国际援助对新青白头鹤和保护区周边居民关爱的白头鹤宣传年历送到居民家中，并讲解白头鹤的有关知识，受到广大社区 的欢迎。

Look at this happy couple. It reminds us of Like the Hooded Crane Together Until Whitehair.

这对甜美恩爱老夫妻让我们想到 以鹤为媒 白头偕老。

Between 10^th and 14^th September 2009, staff of Xinqing Hooded Crane N. R. sighted and took pictures of Chinese straggle bird - Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) when carrying out crane survey in the field. The sighted sandhill crane has a body type similar to a hooded crane, and has gray (with a little brown touch) body feathers, partially white face, red forehead and crown. It foraged together with a hooded crane inseparably. Sandhill Crane is China-State-Level-II protected wild animal, mainly distributed in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Russia, Northeastern Siberia, Kamchatka, etc. Sandhill Crane is extremely rare in China. It has only been recorded in Sheyang, Jiangsu Province, in Zhejiang Province, in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province, twice in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, in Dongtan Wetland, Chongming Island, Shanghai and in the Yellow River Delta previously. On 4th October 2009, we also found a sandhill crane in Changgou Village, Qiqihaer City, Heilongjiang Province. This crane was among a migrating Hooded Crane population and was recognized and recorded. That is the second record of Sandhill Crane in Heilongjiang Province this year. The evermore frequent sighting of Sandhill Crane in China could indicate that, apart from the factor of increasing number of bird observers, Sandhill Crane is spreading to the hinterland of Asia.

Text: Yumin Guo, Shengwu Jiao (Beijing Forestry University), Baocai Liu, Linxiang Hou (Xinqing Hooded Crane N. R.)

photos of sandhill cranes in Xinqing

2009年9月10-14日，新青白头鹤自然保护区科研人员在野外开展鹤类调查时，发现了一只中国罕见迷鸟—沙丘鹤（Grus canadensis），并拍摄了照片。该鹤体型似白头鹤，体羽灰色并缀有棕褐色，脸偏白，额及顶冠红色，并与一只白头鹤一起觅食，形影不离。沙丘鹤为我国二级重点保护野生动物，主要分布于北美洲的美国、加拿大、古巴以及亚洲的俄罗斯西伯利亚的东北部、堪察加半岛等地。沙丘鹤在中国是极其罕见的迷鸟，此前仅在我国的江苏（射阳）、浙江、江西鄱阳湖、齐齐哈尔（2次）、上海崇明东滩和黄河三角洲有过记录。

2009年10月4日我们在黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市长沟又发现了1只沙丘鹤，此鹤混于白头鹤迁徙种群中。在观察过程中被拍摄记录下来。这成为了今年沙丘鹤在黑龙江省的第二次记录。

沙丘鹤于我国出现的频次在增加，除了由于观察人数在增加、方法在更新等原因之外，不排除该物种有正在向亚洲腹地扩散的可能。

新青沙丘鹤照片

文：郭玉民 焦盛武（北京林业大学）刘宝才 侯林祥（新青白头鹤自然保护区）

Xinqing Hooded Crane N.R., Heilongjiang Province, the second discovered breeding habitat of Hooded Crane in China, is located in the hinterland of Lesser Khingan Mountains （129°58′29″~130°23′07″E， 48°19′21″~48°40′20″N）. It is a Nature Reserve at Provincial level applying for upgrade to state level. The application received unanimous approval from the Ministry of Environmental Protection on November 20, 2009. At present, the application is awaiting approval from the State Council of China. Thanks to the efforts of the Xinqing Forestry Department, Xinqing Nature Reserve staff and the ornithologists. The upgrading to state level, if successful, will provide a more solid basis for the breeding population of Hooded Crane and its habitat. The Nature Reserve hopes to exchange more with national and international NGOs and researchers.

Text: Shengwu Jiao, Yumin Guo, Baocai Liu

黑龙江新青白头鹤自然保护区位于小兴安岭腹地，是在中国被发现的第二个白头鹤繁殖栖息地、省级自然保护区。2009年11月20日，经过专家们的评审，该保护区全票通过了环保部的晋级验收。目前，等待国务院的批复。这是新青林业局、保护区工作人员和关心该保护区建设的专家学者们共同努力的结果。同样，这也为白头鹤繁殖种群及栖息地的保护提供了更加扎实有效的基础。保护区希望争取得到国内外科研人员和环保组织更多的支持。

文：焦盛武、郭玉民、刘宝才

Mr. Kazutoshi Takami and Mr. Akio Shigenaga discovered separately two hooded cranes (Grus monacha) with colored rings between November 4^th and 14^th 2009 in Izumi (E 130°16 ′, N 32°07′), Japan. The rings are red with white letters. The rings are numbered 204 and 205 respectively.

The two cranes were banded by Mr. Jianguo Fu and Mr. Yi Dong on 6^th and 8^th April 2009 in Lindian country (E 124°36 ′, N 47°08′), Heilongjiang province, China. Altogether they banded two Hooded Cranes at that time. Beside the colored rings, the banding staff had also attached to the cranes metal rings numbered N00 6804 and N00 6805 respectively. However, when the Hooded Crane with colored ring No. 204 was sighted in Izumi, there was no metal ring attached to it. It is likely that the bird had pecked off the large ring made in China.

This is the first time that hooded cranes banded in China have been sighted in Japan.

Click here to view the photo album of the two banded cranes

Text: Jianguo Fu, Yi Dong (Daqing Wildlife Conservation Society), Shengwu Jiao, Yumin Guo (Beijing Forestry University)

2009年11月4-14日，Mr Kazutoshi Takami and Mr Akio Shigenaga在日本的出水(E 130°16 ′, N 32°07′)分别发现了两只戴有彩环的白头鹤（Grus monacha），并拍摄了照片。彩环为红底白字，环号：204和205。

这两只白头鹤为大庆野生动物保护协会的付建国、董义于2009年4月6和8日在黑龙江省林甸县(E 124°36 ′, N 47°08′)环志的。此次一共环志了两只白头鹤。除了彩环，环志人员还为白头鹤佩戴了金属环，环号分别为：N00 6804和 N00 6805。但是，204号白头鹤在出水被发现时并没有发现金属环，不排除国产大型鸟环被环志鸟啄开脱落的可能。

这是中国环志的白头鹤首次在日本被发现。

出水发现的中国环志的白头鹤影集

文：付建国 董 义（大庆野生动物保护协会）焦盛武 郭玉民（北京林业大学）

Please find below the report from field surveys on migrating hooded cranes in Tumuji N. R., Inner Mongolia and the following areas in Heilongjiang Province - Lindian County, Dumeng County, Qiqihar City and Daqing City.

As far as we have observed, the situation of hooded cranes in Tumuji, Inner Mongolia is relatively stable. The situation in Dumeng and Lindian Counties, Heilongjiang Province is far from optimistic. Volunteers from Qiqihar University and Daqing Wildlife Conservation Society have been protecting the cranes from poachers, and the local administrative bodies react without delays whenever poachers are reported. However, the poaching is hard to eliminate due to inadequate equipment and staffs. We actually ran into poachers in Wulacaopao however they had escaped from us because our vehicles were not as fast.

As of 20 Oct. 2009 large groups of hooded cranes are still resting in Songnen Plain (NE China).

Text: Yumin Guo, Jianguo Fu, Yi Dong, Jingying Zhou, Hengbiao Yao, Yongjie Wang

2009年9月末10月初，我们分别在内蒙古图牧吉国家级自然保护区和黑龙江省林甸县、杜蒙县、齐齐哈尔市、大庆市进行了野外观察。记录如下：

目前看来，图牧吉的白头鹤情况较稳定。黑龙江省林甸和杜蒙的情况不容乐观。偷猎者尾随鹤群是一个非常危险地状况。大庆市野生动物保护协会、齐齐哈尔大学等志愿者一直在努力保护这些迁徙白头鹤。地方管理部门也能做到接警即出，但由于设备条件和人力有限，很难做到彻底杜绝偷猎现象。我们在乌拉草泡和偷猎者遭遇，由于车速不敌，只能眼看偷猎者逃离。

我们依然在一线关注白头鹤的迁徙情况，截止10月20日大群白头鹤还在松嫩平原停歇着。后续情况将陆续向大家报告。

监测到19只白头鹤的地点是图牧吉保护区养殖救护中心南。坐标点是122°55′106″，46°15′200″

监测到64只白头鹤的地点是图牧吉东泡子北岸，宝兴屯南。坐标点是123°00′587″, 46°18′201″

文：郭玉民 付建国 董义 周景英 姚恒彪 王永洁

2009.10.07

CCTV Video

Brief: poisoned insects and nets in the middle of wetlands, lethal to wildbirds.

简介：投药毒鸟，捕猎者湿地里痛下黑手；大网小网，“天网”网断生路

2009.10.08

CCTV Video

Brief: wildbirds caught in wetlands served as tourist-attraction-dishes in restaurants (Wetlands near Anda, Heilongjiang Province)

简介：从湿地到餐桌 苦对候鸟成野味 (黑龙江安达市湿地周边，商家以候鸟为招牌吸引食客，大批候鸟因此逝去了生命。)

2009.10.0

CCTV Video

Brief: 1000 Nothern Goshawks for sale; budist ritual — freeing of captured birds stimulates illegal bird market

简介：苍鹰1000，买鸟放生催生罪恶交易

11am 09.20.2009 Xinqing N.R. received a call. The caller was a taxi driver. He rescued a wounded big bird that he thought looked like a crane. The head of the N.R. was immediately informed and asked the taxi driver to bring the big bird to the N.R. while offering him a financial compensation for his effort. The taxi driver replied: it is every citizen’s duty to help protecting the birds — I need not financial compensation.

At around 2pm the taxi driver brought in the wounded bird to the rescuing center of XInqing N.R. It was raining hard.

The bird was confirmed by the experts to be a fledgling of hooded crane.

The taxi driver’s name was Ma Shiquan. He works in Yichun. He found the young fledgling on his way driving a passenger to Friendly Three-River Forest-Station. The fledgling Hooded Crane’s wings were wounded thus was unable to fly. Mr. Ma took the bird home and discussed with his family. His family had seen Hooded Crane TV programs and knew that Xinqing is the Hometown of Hooded Crane.

Mr. Ma was named “Honored Citizen of Xinqing” and the fledgling of Hooded Crane is in good condition under expert care at the Xinqing Hooded Crane rescuing center.

Text: Liu Baocai

2009年9月20日上午11时黑龙江新青白头鹤自然保护区工作人员接到一个电话，对方说是一名出租车司机，捡到一只受伤的大鸟，体型像鹤。工作人员迅速向管理局领导汇报，管理局领导高度重视，马上与打电话的出租车司机取得联系，并要求司机师傅速将受伤的大鸟送到保护区管理局，并给予经济补偿，司机觉悟很高说：“保护鸟类人人有责 还要什么补偿呢”，就这样，下午2时许司机冒雨把受伤的鸟送到保护区救助站。

经保护区管理局技术人员鉴定这是一只当年的白头鹤幼鹤，据捡鸟人介绍，“他叫马实全，是伊春区的一名出租车司机，在去友好三河林场送客人的途中发现的，当时鹤翅膀有伤已不能飞了，他就捡回家，家人看了像鹤，他们在电视中看到过新青区的宣传资料，知道新青区是“中国白头鹤之乡”并有白头鹤保护区，就与保护区联系，把鹤送来了”。 新青区对 马实全的爱护鸟类、保护白头鹤的生态意识高度赞扬，授予马实全为新青区荣誉公民称号，并奖励人民币1000元。现在这只白头鹤已被新青白头鹤自然保护区救助站收救，状态良好。

文：刘宝财