ttar Pradesh State Forest Department is organising the first International Conference on Conservation of Wetlands, with special focus on conservation of birds especially, Sarus Crane (Grus antigone antigone) on 2nd and 3rd February 2016 at the Heartland of Sarus Crane at Saifai, district Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India. The conference is being organized by Uttar Pradesh State Sarus Conservation Society in association with International Crane Foundation and Bombay Natural History Society.

The conference will be inaugurated by the Honourable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Akhilesh Yadav Ji. Hon’ble Chief Minister will also announce establishment of Institute of Wild Life Studies in Uttar Pradesh and unveil Coffee Table Book on Sarus Crane. The inauguration is followed by Colourful Cultural evening Kathak by Birju Maharaj and Phoolon ki Holi.

Uttar Pradesh has the distinct honour of hosting the world’s largest population of Sarus Crane and has recognized this iconic species as the State bird. The state also has longest running research and conservation programme for this species in South Asia. The International Conference will also focus on conservation of wetlands and other bird species of Uttar Pradesh.

Experts, Researchers, Academicians, Bird Photographers, Travel writers and Naturalists from the country and all over the globe are invited to be part of the conference. Chief Wildlife Wardens of all states of India are also invited for the Conference. Memorandums of Understanding will be signed with other organizations for future conservation of wetlands, Sarus Crane and other Birds. Focus will be on evolving and upgrading landscape level conservation and management plans for all 12 bird sanctuaries in the state.

We invite you to participate in the conference. Travel and boarding expenditure will be borne by organisers. Please confirm your interest to participate along with your profile in brief. The detail note about the conference follows.

A brief note about the sarus crane and Wetland Conservation

Sarus Cranes

Sarus Crane is the world's tallest flying bird. Of the 15 species of cranes found in the world, 11 species are globally threatened and the Sarus Crane is one of these threatened species. Sarus is the only crane species whose common name is derived from Sanskrit. "Sarus" means "from a wetland", or "from a water body". The world’s largest Sarus Crane population is found in India. The state of Uttar Pradesh alone has nearly 70% of the global population of this magnificent bird. Apart from India, Sarus Cranes are found in Nepal, Pakistan (one or two pairs), China (one pair), Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand (reintroduced birds only since the wild cranes are extinct), Vietnam, and Australia. In India this magnificent species is found in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Uttar pradesh, Madhya pradesh, Maharastra, Rajsthan and Gujrat.

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