The total number of white crane in the world, mainly in Korea, China and Russia, is some 2 700.

Its largest habitat on the Korean peninsula is an area of Kangwon Province.

The DPRK government has taken legal and practical measures for protecting the habitats of the bird.

The habitat in Kangwon Province was registered as a reserve last year.

The State Academy of Sciences has cooperated with international organizations to provide favorable living conditions to white cranes in winter.

Yun Chol Nam, a section chief of the Research Center for Biodiversity and Eco-Engineering under the State Academy of Sciences, told KCNA that a nationwide attention has been paid to the protection of migratory birds like white crane.