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["David Aborn" <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>]

Sorry to inundate you all with crane info, but I just read something new =
you
might be interested in. Two whooping cranes were shot by a group of =
hunters
in Kansas who said they mistook the endangered birds for sandhill =
cranes, a
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent said. The hunters said they thought =
the
birds were sandhills when they opened fire on the first day of goose and
sandhill crane season. They said they believed the birds would survive =
after
watching them fly off. Farmers found the injured cranes Saturday near =
the
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in south-central Kansas. One crane died
Wednesday; the other is still recovering. Charges have not been filed
against the seven hunters. Killing a whooping crane could lead to a =
sentence
of up to a one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. It is legal to hunt
Sandhill Cranes in Kansas.

David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN




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