aw al par asi ▁districts . ▁ ▁Two ▁distinct ▁populations ▁of ▁sar us ▁c ran es ▁occur ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia : ▁the ▁northern ▁population ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁My an mar , ▁and ▁the ▁southern ▁population ▁in ▁Camb odia ▁and ▁Vietnam . ▁The ▁sar us ▁used ▁to ▁extend ▁to ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁further ▁east ▁into ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁but ▁may ▁now ▁be ▁ext inct ▁in ▁both ▁these ▁countries . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 2 4 ▁capt ive - bre d ▁c ran es ▁raised ▁from ▁five ▁found ers ▁were ▁re int rodu ced ▁into ▁Th ailand . ▁A ▁reason ably ▁s ized ▁population ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁c ran es ▁has ▁recently ▁been ▁discovered ▁bre eding ▁in ▁rice ▁fields ▁in ▁the ▁Ay ey ar w adi ▁delta , ▁My an mar ▁with ▁additional ▁c ran es ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁K ach in , ▁Sh an , ▁and ▁R akh ine . ▁In ▁Australia ▁they ▁are ▁found ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁north - east , ▁and ▁are ▁partly ▁mig rat ory ▁in ▁some ▁areas . ▁The ▁global ▁range ▁has ▁shr unk ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁occupied ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁known ▁population , ▁is ▁in ▁India . ▁In cre asing ▁p addy ▁fields ▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁ir rig ation ▁can als ▁during ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Green ▁Revolution ▁may ▁have ▁facil itated ▁increases ▁in ▁the ▁distribution ▁and ▁numbers ▁of ▁sar us ▁c ran es ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁reliable ▁mo