Thirteen
specially chosen Whooping crane chicks born in May are
now in "flight school" for their first southward
migration, scheduled to start October 1 with an ultralight
airplane leading them south. Join
us!
Aug.
30,
2010: The Eastern flock's parents #212
and #419 with their chick W3-10, who had just learned
to fly! The family lives on private property in Wood
County, Wisconsin.
Photo: Eva Szyszkoski
Explore! Lessons,
Activities and Information for the Classroom
Questions Asked
by students and answered by the expert
"The
wildlife equivalent to putting a man on the moon!" —Marshall
Jones, USFWS, on the human-assisted migrations to reintroduce
whooping cranes to Eastern North America
