They are counted among the most elegant and distinctive domestic birds. Due to their size, cranes can hardly be overlooked. Their call can be heard for miles. And: You hear them more and more often.
In the seventies, only 17 crane pairs were to be found west of the Elbe. East of it, there were at least some hundreds. Today the number of breeding pairs in Germany is almost 8.000 and rising! But what were the reasons for the disappearance of the cranes? And: Why have they increased their numbers again so successfully in the meantime?
