Ultralight-led Migration Scheduled to Begin Tomorrow!
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Whooper
Reintroduction Updates
Current Trip:
Fall 2007 Eastern Whooping
Crane Migration
Entry October 9
Ultralight-led Migration
Scheduled to Begin Tomorrow!
This year’s ultralight-led Whooping Crane migration is
scheduled to
begin on October 10. Tomorrow’s departure from the Necedah
National
Wildlife Refuge is tentative--the flight is heavily dependent on the
weather and the cooperation of the 17 birds. The flight generally takes
place around 6:45 a.m. The decision to fly is decided in the morning,
so it is not possible to call ahead to check on the flight status. If
the Whooping Cranes and crew from Operation Migration do not fly
tomorrow, they will continue trying on subsequent days until they get
suitable weather conditions. The public is welcome to visit the Necedah
NWR and observe the departure.
Directions:
Located
in central Wisconsin, the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is 180 miles
southeast of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 150 miles northwest of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The refuge lies north of Highway 21 and west of
Highway 80.
To reach the refuge, travel 15 miles east on Highway
21 from Interstate 94 at Tomah, Wisconsin; or about four miles west on
Highway 21 from Necedah, Wisconsin. Turn north onto Headquarters Road
and continue about half a mile. The best viewing opportunity will be
from Headquarters Road.
Update by Joan Garland, ICF Acting Director of Education.
This email is generated by the International Crane Foundation located
at E11376 Shady Lane Road, Baraboo, WI. 53913. Visit our website
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