Eco India: Why farmlands in Uttar Pradesh are critical to the survival of the Sarus?

Every day there are fewer places left for wildlife to call home – even in places where they’re emblematic of a whole region. Take the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. For years, its official bird, the Sarus Crane, has been under intense pressure. Now, an extensive outreach program - that’s put wetland conservation front and center with the local farming community - is seeing population numbers take off.

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Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla
Script: Jessica Goel, Nooshin Mowla
Field Producer: Jessica Goel
Video Editor: Richard Kujur
Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu
Director of Photography: Richard Kujur

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