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Whooping Crane population growing, but migration is changing

Wonderful news was recently released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showing the number of Whooping Cranes in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population (AWBP) is larger than previously believed.   The AWBP includes the birds that migrate each spring and fall through Nebraska between wintering areas on the Gulf Coast of Texas and breeding sites in northeastern Alberta.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a report summarizing results from a survey conducted during the winter of 2016-17.   This survey …

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