Could Buddha be the reason why sarus crane conservation has been successful in Nepal?

Long ago, in the ancient kingdom of Kapilavastu, young prince Siddhartha Gautama, who would later become the Buddha , and his cousin Devadatta were honing their archery skills when Devdatta spotted a magnificent sarus crane ( Antigone antigone ). With a swift motion, he released his arrow and hit the bird. The crane fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.

Devdatta grabbed the crane, claiming it as his trophy. Siddhartha gently pulled out the arrow from its body. He said that he wanted to heal the bird and set it free. Devdatta protested and argued that the bird was rightfully his, as per the Kshatriya Dharma, the code of the warrior clan to which they belonged.