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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

Another 170 are in captivity, many of them breeding stock for reintroduction efforts. In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting. photo by Cyndi Routledge He called the Platte wetlands restoration project “a crown jewel for Nebraska.” It brings to question the purpose of wildlife management.

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