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China Daily | Updated: 2016-03-01 10:34
Item from March 1, 1984, in China Daily: Home for migrant birds ... A flock of white cranes passes the winter on Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province.
Chinese scientists surveying the white crane population have reported about 840 white cranes wintering in the lake, according to People's Daily. This is believed to be the single largest flock found in the world.
More than 200 white cranes were spotted worldwide last year, the paper said.
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