[TN-Bird] Re: Whooping Cranes Shootings
- From: Viclcsw@xxxxxxx
- To: David-Aborn@xxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:10:19 EST
Thank you, David. There are actually more shooting deaths than I realized.
I must add: the female Whooper shot in 2009 was a loss of special
signficance to the population. She was the female of the "First Family" and
the
only eastern Whooping crane at that time to have hatched a chick that
fledged and migrated with its parents. There are also fewer females in the
population than males.
Vickie Henderson
Knoxville, TN
In a message dated 1/24/2011 8:05:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
David-Aborn@xxxxxxx writes:
TN-Birders:
Here is a list of incidents of people shooting Whooping Cranes:
1989-Whooping Crane accidently shot and killed by a goose hunter in Texas.
He buried it, but turned himself in later. He was fined $15,000
1991-Whooping Crane shot and killed in Texas for no reason by a fisherman
who saw some big white birds flying around. He went back to his truck, got
his gun, and shot one. He, too, buried it, but it was discovered by a game
warden after talking with the man's nephew who told him about the big bird
his uncle shot. I could not find any information on the man's punishment.
2000-2 non-migratory Whooping Cranes were shot and killed by an 18-year old
in Florida. He was driving along and saw 2 big white birds in a field. He
stopped, shot them, and drove off. After the carcasses were discovered,
bird
watchers who had seen the birds in the field shortly before the shooting
provided a description of a vehicle nearby. The man was arrested and
sentenced to 75 days in jail, 200 hours of community service, 2 years
probation, and had his driver's license revoked.
2004-3 Whooping Cranes were shot by Sandhill Crane hunters in Kansas. All
three birds were wounded; two were found but later died despite treatment,
and the third was never found. The hunters were fined, but I could not find
out how much. The hunters said they thought the birds were Sandhill Cranes.
Kansas requires hunters to take an online identification quiz before
permits
are issued.
2009-An Operation Migration Whooping Crane was shot and killed in Indiana.
The person responsible has never been found
2010-3 Whooping Cranes shot and killed near Albany , GA. The person
responsible has not been found
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
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