Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
I am a proud member of the Los Angeles Zoo, which is home to more than 1,100 animals from around the world, representing more than 250 different species, many of which are endangered in the wild. The zoo is also a Botanical Garden, featuring more than 800 different species of plants, which provide food and shelter for many native and migratory birds, and also provides browse for many residents of the zoo.
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The West African crowned crane is also known as the black-crowned crane, and the East African crowned crane is also known as the grey crowned crane.
STATUS: The West African crowned crane is listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to habitat loss caused by farming, especially of the marshy areas they prefer for breeding, and capture for domestication.
These cranes live in open grasslands, marshes, and meadows near lakes and streams in Africa, from Cape Verde to Lake Chad in the north and south into Nigeria and Cameroon.
