Yhn WorldImmigration first seen 20 h ago, last 31 min ago, peak #1
Whooping Cranes Learned Migration by Following Costumed Pilots
Original: Whooping Cranes Learned to Migrate by Following Costumed Pilots
The story resurfacing concerns Operation Migration, the conservation effort that taught captive-raised whooping cranes to migrate by having pilots in crane costumes lead them behind ultralight aircraft along historic flyways. The unusual method, used for years to rebuild North America's endangered whooping crane population, is drawing renewed attention as readers share and discuss how the birds imprinted on the costumed aviators.
Why now: The remarkable and unusual conservation technique is recirculating widely, prompting fresh discussion of its role in saving an endangered species.
Whooping cranesOperation Migration
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- Whooping Cranes Learned to Migrate by Following Costumed Pilots · kgolubic · 63
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