NATURE PROTECTION STATUS OF THE EASTERN POPULATION OF THE SIBERIAN CRANE (GRUS LEUCOGERANUS)

The conservation status of the Eastern Crane population and the compliance of the current state of this population with the criteria’s requirements for Category 2 of the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation assigned thereto are considered. Based on our analysis of the published data of the counts of this population number for 19 years during autumn migration in Russia and for 45 years at wintering grounds and the last few years at migration stops in China, it is proposed to consider returning this population to its former status, namely, Category 3 of the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation.