Omid (Persian: امید, meaning "Hope") is a male Siberian crane, notable for being the only remaining Siberian crane of the western population (a larger eastern population winters in China). He keeps returning to its wintering grounds in Iran, after flying 6,000 km (3,700 mi) each year, since the winter of 2006-2007. He usually spends four months in Fereydunkenar wetland on the Caspian Sea, northern Iran.[1][2][3][4]
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edit- ^ "Siberian crane: The species may vanish & why". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Fears of extinction for West Siberian cranes due to cruel hunting in Iran and Pakistan". siberiantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Last Sibrian crane 'Omid' returns to Iran for cold season". Mehr News Agency. 2019-10-21. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Only Siberian crane comes back to his second home, northern Iran". IRNA English. 2019-10-21. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
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