The Whooping Crane is the most famous endangered bird in North America. In part because it is large, distinctive, and photogenic and partly because, since 1967, Canadians and Americans have cooperated in a successful recovery program to safeguard it from extinction. OPERATION MIGRATION is an organization that promotes the conservation of migratory species through innovative research, education and partnership, and in doing so, every year, they leave Wisconsin and lead 20 young whooping cranes to Florida behind an ultralight – thereby teaching them how to migrate. The birds spend the winter at the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. When the weather is warmer, they fly back to Necedah, Wisconsin, on their own. For more information, go to OPERATION MIGRATION’s website: http://www.operationmigration.org/index.html
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Living in Florida has it's benefits! This is a sight to behold!
This is the best - a grown man in a bird suit!
