[mou] Whooping Cranes

[Gail Wieberdink]

They protect them from predators (cougars, I think mainly) for the first
season in Florida.  Once they migrate back in the spring, they are on their
own.

Gail

-----Original Message-----
From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On
Behalf Of Larry Sirvio
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 7:47 PM
To: MOU
Subject: [mou] Whooping Cranes


Does anyone know why the whooping cranes in Fla were kept in enclosures?
I thought the idea was to build a second wild population. Somehow I can't
see this happening if they aren't able to fly freely and find a place to
feed in winter without the help of humans.
I'm sure there is something that I am missing here.
Larry S


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