Ackerman, Jennifer,

When the Frost Lies White. Jennifer Ackerman. - National Geographic, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 21, Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: When the Frost Lies White, Jan. 2003; pp. 88-113.

"Known in Japan as tancho (red peak), the red-crowned is the second rarest crane species, after the whooping crane, with a world population of fewer than 2,500 birds." (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC) This article discusses winter wildlife in Japan, focusing on the red-crowned crane and other birds and mammals, some in large numbers and some near extinction.

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Birds--Habitat
Cranes (Birds)
Habitat (Ecology)
Habitat conservation
Owls
Zoology--Japan


Hokkaido (Japan)
Japan--Description and travel

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