Reintroduction of the Whooping Crane Eastern
Flock
Ultralight-led
Fall Migrations
2001-2011
Photo
Operation Migration |
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Year
11
Fall 2011
Map/Story |
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Following
Ultralight Airplanes to Learn the Route
A new wild flock of
Whooping cranes is being reintroduced to the eastern United
States, where whoopers had not flown for over a century.
Our fall "Journey South" features have documented
these migrations day-by-day since the reintroduction began
in Fall
2001— with ultralight aircraft leading the way. The
goal is a flock of 125 birds in Wisconsin by 2020, including
25 nesting pairs.
Follow
the links and maps to read migration history-in-the-making
as humans help to save this endangered species.
Each
year, a "class" of
new captive-bred chicks is added to the flock.
Each year, Journey South tells
the story of their first migration. |
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