Saturday, November 13, 2004
Bird Relative Shot by Hunters
Bird is not happy!
Seven Kansas hunters have admitted to last weekend's shooting of two endangered whooping cranes in Stafford County, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent said Wednesday. One of the cranes died Wednesday morning at Kansas State University's veterinary hospital. The other is recovering from a broken wing and several body wounds.
Killed to near extinction for their bright white plumage, there were less than 20 whooping cranes by 1940. Biologists put the current number at around 230 birds, many of which stop in central Kansas while migrating from northern Canada to the Texas coast.
You may read the full story HERE. The article includes two non-graphic photos of the recovering whooper.
Seven Kansas hunters have admitted to last weekend's shooting of two endangered whooping cranes in Stafford County, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent said Wednesday. One of the cranes died Wednesday morning at Kansas State University's veterinary hospital. The other is recovering from a broken wing and several body wounds.
Killed to near extinction for their bright white plumage, there were less than 20 whooping cranes by 1940. Biologists put the current number at around 230 birds, many of which stop in central Kansas while migrating from northern Canada to the Texas coast.
You may read the full story HERE. The article includes two non-graphic photos of the recovering whooper.
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