Wall Street Journal6 年
Whooping Cranes Catch a Plane to Louisiana
Eleven whooping cranes raised at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland are being reintroduced to Louisiana, where habitat destruction all but wiped out the species decades ago.
National Geographic news3 年
Counting Cranes
As pilot Jim Bredy banks hard for another pass, he and his two passengers press their faces against the glass, squinting to spot familiar white smudges on the ground—adult whooping cranes—with ...
Biloxi Sun Herald5 年
Southern Co. backing flight of whooping cranes
The flight teaches the cranes the migration route so they can return on their own the following spring. There are five female and one male whooping crane in this year's flock. Their migration ...
Animal Welfare Institute11 年
Risking Fatal Collisions: Linking Crane Flight Habits to Habitat near Power Lines
About one whooping crane dies each year from a power line strike in the eastern migratory ... Equipped with binoculars, a video camera, and strong coffee, I meticulously recorded crane reactions, ...
Whooping cranes begin their fall migration through North Dakota
BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Since fall began in North Dakota, we’ve had some colder mornings this past week. So have the birds, ...
Conservation efforts to see Wisconsin’s whooping crane population soar
The species require wetlands for survival, an ongoing fight or flight for breeding grounds. “Our whooping cranes continue to ...