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PAGE  PAGE 5 The Crane Protector 　　The Longbao Shoal National Nature Reserve is in Yushu Prefecture， Qinghai Province in northwestern China， 4，200 meters above sea level. It is one of the highest alpine wetlands on the planet and home to black-necked cranes. Its summers are short， but just long enough for the birds to lay eggs and hatch them before migrating elsewhere for winter. 　　For three decades， Phurbu has been taking care of these black-necked cranes in the wetlands of Longbao. 　　Birds of a Feather 　　A native of Chindu County， Yushu Prefecture， Phurbu left his hometown when h