Oct 25, 1998 / Yawkey Wildlife Center / Greater Sandhill Crane

Supplemental Feedings: What's This?
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Feeding Duration (in days): What's This?
180.00 or more Reference Source
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Leg Bands
Transmitters
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Monitored By: What's This?
Sight
Transmitters
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Monitoring Duration: What's This?
9.00 Reference Source
Number Survived 1 Week: What's This?
12 Reference Source
Percentage Survived 1 Week: What's This?
100.00 Reference Source
Number Survived 1 Month: What's This?
11 Reference Source
Percentage Survived 1 Month: What's This?
92.00 Reference Source
Number Survived 1 Year: What's This?
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Percentage Survived 1 Year: What's This?
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Main Cause of Death: What's This?
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Breeding Attempted: What's This?
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Breeding Successful: What's This?
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Return Allowed: What's This?
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PURPOSE: Teach puppet-reared sandhill cranes to migrate following ultralights w/o getting too used to humans. Cranes were trucked for most of the migration route, and only flew the last 108 km. Surrogate study for whooping cranes. RELEASE DATE: last day of migration. PRE-RELEASE TRAINING: Nearly from hatching, were taught to accept engine noise. Also taught to roost in water (reduces predation)
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Jade McGill