Dozens of cranes have in recent years been found dead after they were poisoned by rice and maize farmers in Lwengo district, ...

The bird is protected by law - it stipulates a life sentence and/or a fine of 20bn Ugandan shillings ($5m; £4m) for those ...

Also known as grey-crowned cranes, the birds are predominantly found ... This decline saw the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) put the crested crane on its red list of ...

Also known as grey-crowned cranes ... the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) put the crested crane on its red list of endangered bird species in 2012.