Posted by Philip McKenna S.M., Science Writing, 2006
Topics: airplanes, biology, conservation, Direct Autumn Release, Grus Americana, migration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ultralights, whooping cranes

Winging It: A Bold Step Toward the Whooping Crane’s Return

The concerns and ethics as wildlife biologists train endangered whooping cranes to follow behind ultralight airplanes for their migration’s entire 1,200-mile journey.