Where can you see the White-naped Crane?
Some of the best places to see the White-naped Crane in the wild include Khangai Nuruu National Park (Mongolia), Hustai National Park (Mongolia) and Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve (China) — among 5 wildlife hotspots across China and Mongolia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Hustai National Park
Altanbulag, Mongolia
+198 birds+16 mammals
Where the steppe rolls endlessly beneath vast Mongolian skies, Hustai National Park preserves one of Central Asia's most dynamic grassland ecosystems. Rolling hills and open prairie…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKhangai Nuruu National Park
Erdenetsogt, Mongolia
+136 birds+7 mammals
Where granite ridges pierce Mongolia's central steppe, alpine meadows give way to dense coniferous forests that climb toward windswept summits. Khangai Nuruu sweeps across 1.2 million…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPoyang Lake National Nature Reserve
Shangrao, China
+270 birds+7 mammals
Where the Yangtze River's massive floodplain spreads across central China, Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve encompasses one of the continent's most dynamic and water-rich wetland systems.…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEYancheng National Nature Reserve
Yancheng, China
+208 birds+4 mammals
Where the East China Sea's tidal rhythms sculpt the Jiangsu coast, Yancheng National Nature Reserve sprawls across one of Asia's most dynamic wetland complexes. This vast…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEZhalong National Nature Reserve
Qiqihar, China
+78 birds
Across the wetlands of northeastern China, where the Heilongjiang climate swings between brutal winters and warm summers, lies one of East Asia's most vital refuges for…
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