[TN-Bird] Re: Whooping Cranes Shootings/Aborn
- From: Melinda Welton <weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: David Aborn <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>, tnbird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:41:47 -0600
David
In addition to your list, on the internet I also found that one crane had
been killed by hunters in 2003 in Texas.
About the 3 birds killed in Georgia on December 30, 2010, it is important to
note that these were mostly brown immature birds that were part of the new
Direct Autumn Release (DAR) method being used by the Whooping Crane Eastern
Partnership. This release method is being used in addition to the
ultralight-led birds.
"Captive parent-reared releases, crane chicks would be raised by captive
whooping cranes instead of the costume, is an alternate rearing and release
method that has been proposed for 2011. The release method for captive
parent-reared cranes is still in development."
www.bringbackthecranes.org/.../recoveryplan2007.html
This likely means that each year there will be a group of immature birds
migrating without a white adult present, and possibly without Sandhills
either. The 5 Georgia birds had last been found in Hamilton County,
Tennessee.
Melinda Welton
Franklin, TN
> From: David Aborn <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: David Aborn <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:04:52 -0500
> To: tnbird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [TN-Bird] Whooping Cranes Shootings
>
> 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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