New effort for threatened cranes

17 Whooping Cranes from Wisconsin were led into Florida by an ultra-light aircraft. This is the most recent attempt to redevelop a Florida based whooping crane population. If the cranes survive the winter, they can be expected to find their own way to Wisconsin in the spring, and then to migrate every year. Cross your fingers. Last year, a tropical storm wiped out the flock after it arrived in Florida.


(click to enlarge)