Capture! In
December 2009 the this capture team set up leg snares in locations
where we knew there were cranes. For long hours we sat in blinds close
to the snares so we could run out to the bird, control it, and put
a hood
on it to
calm it down as soon as possible after it was snared. We nicknamed
the first crane we captured Junior because it
was a juvenile. It ended up being color banded Red over Aluminum
over Yellow
so now we call it RAY. (See other names below the photo.)
December
Whooper Trapping Team - From left to right are Dave Brandt (USGS
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center), Marty Folk (Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) holding the crane,
Dr. Felipe Chavez-Ramirez (The Crane Trust, and Principal Investigator
on the project), Dr. Barry Hartup (International Crane Foundation
veterinarian), Lea Craig-Moore (Canadian Wildlife Service). I
(Jessica Rempel, Project Manager, The Crane Trust) am the one
taking the photo!
December
Whooper Trapping Team - From left to right are Dave Brandt (USGS
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center), Marty Folk (Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) holding the crane,
Dr. Felipe Chavez-Ramirez (The Crane Trust, and Principal Investigator
on the project), Dr. Barry Hartup (International Crane Foundation
veterinarian), Lea Craig-Moore (Canadian Wildlife Service). I
(Jessica Rempel, Project Manager, The Crane Trust) am the one
taking the photo!