crane

Crane comeback continues as population reaches 400-year high

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Cranes are flourishing with more than 200 now living in Britain – the highest number in 400 years, RSPB reveals Cranes went extinct in Britain due to habitat loss during the early 17th century   Conservationists have been steadily reintroducing the 4ft tall bird in Britain   RSPB says there are more than 200 cranes now living … Read more

The world’s wackiest places to stay from an underwater bed in the Maldives to a crane in Amsterdam

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Bored with standard holiday rentals?  Blasé about top-end hotels, or Premier Inns and Travelodges? Never fear — websites are overflowing with madcap options, from sleeping in a former Soviet prison to a suite in a crane in Amsterdam, and a hut in the Arctic. Here are ten of the wackiest… Bed down on an Arctic … Read more