After the wire is strung, we electrify it! We carry a battery, grounding rods and a fencer in each of the two travel pens. We leave the electricity on, even if it will be a few days before the birds arrive, in order to “educate the local wildlife” that they should stay away. The electric wire keeps predators out, but it also gives a shock or a quick trip to the ground for those of us who forget it is there!

What kind of predators might try to get the cranes along the migration route?