Sunday, November 02, 2008

Whooping Cranes By Jack Bird

"In 1939 the number of whooping cranes (Grus americana) in the United States had declined to 18. Thanks to captive breeding, today there are over 300 whooping cranes, with 180 living in the wild. In an astounding effort, humans piloting ultralight aircraft taught a novice flock how to migrate from Florida to Wisconsin."
-Stephen Meyer, End of the Wild

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