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He talked to them about the Whooping Crane, a gorgeous bird with a seven foot wingspan. The birds travel between Gray’s Mountain Lodge in Canada and the Aransas Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
At one point the numbers of these birds were so astronomical that when they flew overhead they completely blocked out the sunlight. Hunters began to shoot them for their feathers though, and by 1937 there were only 17 birds left in the whole world.
Conservationists set out to help the birds increase their numbers.
This task, however, was not as easy as it would seem since the female only allows one of her eggs to hatch each year.
Scientists decided to try giving some of the Whooping Crane eggs to the Sand Hill Crane. This bird, no matter how ugly it looked, loved and nurtured the Whooping Crane and helped it grow up.
Scientists began to wonder what would happen to these new cranes when the others flew south for the Winter. Their fears of what could possibly happen were not necessary though for when the birds flew overhead, making their funny noises the other Whooping Cranes followed them.
Now the numbers of these birds increase yearly.
The program also included several other stories.
Closing ceremonies for the children’s Summer Reading Program will be held at two on Saturday.
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