In Memoriam - Eighteen Whooping Cranes

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Saturday February 03, 2007 · 4:36 PM PST

2007/02/03 · 16:36

Eighteen young whooping cranes were killed during the major storm that swept through central Florida Thursday night. These young cranes - the Class of 2006 - were the latest of six cohorts to be led by ultralight trikes from a refuge in Necedah, Wisconsin to the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. My deepest condolences to the staff and volunteers at Operation Migration, dedicated people in Canada and in the United States who have worked tirelessly for years in an effort to establish a second migratory flock of the endangered Whooping Crane.

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