For 15 years, pilots dressed as cranes flew 1,200 miles from Wisconsin to Florida so young whooping cranes would follow them south
An unusual aircraft guided endangered whooping cranes on a 1,200-mile journey. Biologists wore crane costumes to imprint the birds with their species. This innovative conservation effort taught young cranes their migration routes. The birds learned to fly independently after the guided flights concluded. This program helped reverse the species' decline towards extinction.
An unusual aircraft guided endangered whooping cranes on a 1,200-mile journey. Biologists wore crane costumes to imprint the birds with their species. This innovative conservation effort taught young cranes their migration routes. The birds learned to fly independently after the guided flights concluded. This program helped reverse the species' decline towards extinction.
