For a greater part of my life there have been Hooping Cranes in Maryland. Thanks to the powers that be in this country the cranes will be shipped off to a new home and no longer be the focus of scientific study.
End of an era: 50-year-old whooping crane breeding program coming to a close at Maryland's Patuxent refuge - Baltimore Sun
End of an era: 50-year-old whooping crane breeding program coming to a close at Maryland's Patuxent refuge - Baltimore Sun