Eastern
Flock
Meet the 2008 Whooping Crane Chicks!
Fall
2008 will be their first fall migration. Spring 2009 will be their first
spring migration.
Chicks
of the new Eastern flock learn to migrate in one of three ways:
Group
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Learn
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Crane #811 (removed Sep.10) |
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Photos: Bev Paulan, Operation Migration and Brian Clauss,
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Learn to migrate by following older cranes in the flock Group
2 chicks are also captive-born. They are released and follow
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Photos John Cullum, ICF |
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Learn to migrate by following their parents Group 3 chicks are wild-born. Their parents raise them and teach them to migrate. This is the natural way cranes learn to migrate. One day, the flock will be large enough for wild-born parents to take over. Then human-assisted migration will no longer be needed. Scientists hope to reach their goal of 25 breeding pairs from 125 birds in Wisconsin by 2020. |
Despite 11 nests, no wild-born chicks hatched in summer 2008. | |||
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