Whooping CraneStatus: Endangered
The whooping crane (Grus americana) almost vanished in the mid-20th century, but the U.S. and Canada worked to save the tallest bird in North America. An ultralight aircraft led young birds on their first migration south. Photographed at Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Photograph by Joel Sartore, Nat Geo Image Collection
