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Whooper Happenings|Whooper Happenings_36 Moving ON... Finally! Episode
The OM team and their entourage have now arrived at their second stop into Illinois, and will next be at the first new stop on the revised migration route. I talked with OMâs Liz Condie about how the team is doing with so many grounded days. Weather has just not been in their favor many mornings, wind and rain the main issues.
I spoke with Marty Folk about the Whooping cranes that remain as part of the non-migrating flock on the Kissimmee Prairie. The team has decided that no more birds will be released, and none have since 2004. A total of 289 chicks were released between 1993 and 2004! Drought and predation have been the main reasons their numbers have dwindled to only 31 that now remain.
While the OM team was happy to leave Wisconsin, some were not as glad to see them go! They are a part of the daily routine much of the year at Necedah NWR, and refuge manager Larry Wargowsky talks about the birds' training behind the ultralights there, and how visitation at Necedah has grown to where a new visitor center will break ground next year to handle the increased traffic.
If you have a question, write to us at whooperhappenings@earthlink.net .
Thanks for listening to WH 36!
Chris Gullikson heads for LaSalle County, IL with 5 members of the Class of 2008 on his wing the morning of November 18, 2008. OM Photo by Heather Ray
[ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:19:00 GMT ]
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