Fifteen or more endangered whooping cranes have in the past spent part or all of the winter at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. I have often seen endangered whooping cranes flying among sandhill crane flocks. This behavior pattern may lead to sandhill crane hunters accidentally killing an endangered whooping crane. This happened in Kansas in 2004, when two whooping cranes were mistakenly killed by hunters. I would encourage Tennessee residents who would like to help the TWRA maintain and increase its work with non-game species to purchase a “bluebird” license plate. More information on how these funds are used can be found at:http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/about.cfm
Sandhills in crosshairs
Fifteen or more endangered whooping cranes have in the past spent part or all of the winter at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. I have often seen endangered whooping cranes flying among sandhill crane flocks. This behavior pattern may lead to sandhill crane hunters accidentally killing an endangered whooping crane. This happened in Kansas in 2004, when two whooping cranes were mistakenly killed by hunters. I would encourage Tennessee residents who would like to help the TWRA maintain and increase its work with non-game species to purchase a “bluebird” license plate. More information on how these funds are used can be found at:http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/about.cfm