Experts in Sanjiao Town set out to rescue a red-crowned crane (national first-class key protected wild animal) on May 7. However, they failed to capture it as the crane flew away.

Previously, villagers in Guangming Village found a rare bird, which was identified by experts as a red-crowned crane.

It is known that the crane should be raised in Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park. Search and rescue work is still in progress.

The red-crowned crane is a rare national first-class key protected wild animal and likes to live in marshy areas such as reeds and weeds. At present, there are about 3,050 wild red-crowned cranes in the world.