World Crane Day
2025-09-08 / Calendar of events
The first month of autumn is rich in ecological holidays. Thus, the second Sunday of September is World Crane Day.
The first ancestors of these beautiful birds appeared during the time of dinosaurs, about 40-60 million years ago. The historical homeland of cranes is considered to be North America, from where they migrated first to Asia, and from there to Africa and Australia. At present, the crane population is widespread throughout the world, the only exceptions are Antarctica and South America. The main wintering grounds for cranes are Iran and western India.
There are about 15 species of cranes in total, seven of them nest in Uzbekistan. Some species of cranes are listed in the Red Book.