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Forgotten Prairies

10,000 Birds

I can certainly speak about the Midwest where states like Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, etc. They often build their nests in open savannas where it sticks out like a sore thumb. However, organizations like Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory spend much time looking for more evidence of this species’ decline.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. With the proposed hunting seasons on sandhill cranes being discussed in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin, we must not forget the whooping crane, which travels and winters in the big sandhill crane flocks. Another thing to consider.

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