Thursday, May 24, 2012
Luseland hopes for return of whooping cranes
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Vern Finley likely shot the last two whooping cranes that nested in the large alkali sloughs near Luseland. An old photograph from 1922 shows the two dead birds, already endangered across North America, held up by their necks and two young girls holding the wing tips. Finley, who shot the cranes with a friend, only told his family about the birds a few years before he died. Even in 1922, farmers in the area were irate with Finley and his hunting partner
Wisconsin may start hunting Sandhill cranes
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Our friends to the north in Wisconsin have created a stir after the Wisconsin Conservation Congress was asked if it would support a Sandhill Crane-hunting season. According to the Department of Natural Resources, 2,560 people voted “yes” and 1,271 people voted “no.” On a county-by-county basis, 65 approved it, four rejected it and three tied.
Common Crane being brought back from the brink of extinction
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It's one of the most majestic birds in the British Isles, but the Common Crane has had a troubled past.
It's one of the most majestic birds in the British Isles, but the Common Crane has had a troubled past.
Slimbridge Wetland Centre cranes return
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The birds were reared at Slimbridge Wetland Centre in 2010 and 2011 before being freed into the wild in Somerset as part of the Great Crane Project. .
The birds were reared at Slimbridge Wetland Centre in 2010 and 2011 before being freed into the wild in Somerset as part of the Great Crane Project. .
Charges pending in Indiana whooping crane shooting
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Indiana Conservation Officers, with assistance from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service agents, have completed an investigation into the killing of a male whooping crane in early January in Knox County.
Indiana Conservation Officers, with assistance from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service agents, have completed an investigation into the killing of a male whooping crane in early January in Knox County.
Whooping crane shot with rifle
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/indiana/probe-whooping-crane-shot-with-rifle
State and federal officials are recommending charges against two southwestern Indiana men in the killing of an endangered whooping crane.
State and federal officials are recommending charges against two southwestern Indiana men in the killing of an endangered whooping crane.
Picture This Gallery takes a closer look at 'The Endangered Crane'
http://www.pjstar.com/entertainment/x1347545728/Picture-This-Gallery-takes-a-closer-look-at-The-Endangered-Crane
Their wings unfold like large fans. Their long necks gracefully curve. Their delicate, stilt-like legs seem made for dancing. And, in fact, cranes do dance: When they court, when they nurture their young, when they greet one another.
Their wings unfold like large fans. Their long necks gracefully curve. Their delicate, stilt-like legs seem made for dancing. And, in fact, cranes do dance: When they court, when they nurture their young, when they greet one another.
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