Public asked to report whooping crane sightings
Endangered whooping cranes will be passing through North Dakota during their spring migration over the next few weeks, and wildlife officials are asking anyone who observes a whooper to report the sighting.
BISMARCK (AP) — Endangered whooping cranes will be passing through North Dakota during their spring migration over the next few weeks, and wildlife officials are asking anyone who observes a whooper to report the sighting.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department said whoopers stand about 5 feet tall and have a wingspan of about 7 feet. They are bright white with black wing tips. In flight they extend their long necks straight forward, and their legs extend out behind them. They usually fly alone or in small groups, sometimes with sandhill cranes.
Whooping cranes are federally protected, and Game and Fish said people who spot them should not disturb them. Sightings can be reported to Game and Fish or the agency’s local game wardens around the state, or to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. More information can be found at http://www.gf.nd.gov.
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