He said that very early springs can prove disastrous for species who breed too early making their offspring susceptible to unexpected cold or wet snaps later in the season.
When captive they are incredibly difficult to breed - but staff at Basel Zoo, Switzerland, have managed to imitate their natural conditions and a new batch of tiny jellyfish have been born.
The breeding behavior of free living Red crowned Cranes was observed at Zalong Nature Reserve by instantaneous and scan sampling, focal animal sampling and all occurrence recording methods.