Thursday, June 4, 2009

White-naped Crane hatches at NZP-Conservation Research Center

Another white-naped crane hatching has occured at Front Royal. This is the 2nd hatch this year for the NA white-naped crane Species Survival Plan. The mother is the genetically most valuable female crane in the NA captive population. Again, biologists at CRC used both AI and egg sexing techniques to hatch this valuable chick.