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Field Training - Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
September 6 - 7, 2004
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| The health checks and banding procedure is scheduled to take place
during the evening or early morning hours when cooler temperatures
are most likely. Here a costumed handler restrains the juvenile
Whooping crane in a "football style" hold. |
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| Here you can see the antenna of the radio transmitter, which will
allow the migration team to track and locate the bird should it
become separated during the fall migration with the ultralights. |
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Medical procedures can be a bit unpleasant but are necessary to ensure
that each crane is healthy and capable of flying the 1200-miles from
Wisconsin to Florida.
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| To help alleviate stress a hood is placed over the head of the
crane during the physical examinations. |
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Once each crane has been examined it is placed back into its enclosure
with the rest of the group.
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