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.