Whooping Cranes Shot and Killed in Kentucky
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2014
The mated pair was passing through the area last fall as part of Operation Migration , an effort to restore a migrating population of the birds to the eastern United States. Making bad news worse, officials speculate that the Whooping Cranes likely weren’t killed by hunters, but instead by thrill-seekers.
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