# @rspb on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CKzW5RLHxJF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34270973-rspb-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-02-02T20:00:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RSPB (@rspb) — https://gondola.cc/rspb

## Caption

How it started 👉 How it's going!

Who needs some #GoodNews? 

Thanks to extensive conservation work of peatland restoration, wetland protection and a reintroduction programme the graceful common crane is bouncing back after going extinct in the 1600s. 

The latest common crane survey reveals a record breaking 64 pairs of cranes in 2020, fledging 23 chicks in total. Over half of ALL the cranes fledged in the UK since 1980 have fledged in the last 5 years.

Undisturbed wetlands provide vital nesting areas for breeding pairs and their success across the UK depends on both the protection of existing wetlands and the creation of new habitats too. 

#WorldWetlandsDay #cranes #SuccessStory #EarthOptimism

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cranes, worldwetlandsday, successstory, earthoptimism, goodnews

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