Secondly, in Texas there was recently a trial regarding water being diverted from a river which flows to one of the Whooping Crane habitats in Texas. Twenty-three Whooping Cranes were killed as the ultimate result, yet in the trial it was ruled that they were not responsible for the deaths of the Whooping Cranes. This BABCE director finds this act to be simply another demonstration of how selfish humans are and how they seem to have no worries about destroying the ecosystem, and considering that Whooping Crane life span is expected to be in the mid-twenties of years, twenty-three Whooping Cranes dying in one season is far more than is reasonable.
Also, despite many efforts to help Whooping Crane populations is Wisconsin, the numbers are still not rising at a target rate. Currently, the strategy for helping the Whooping Crane population is for the eggs to be raised by a human, and when the Whooping Cranes are adults, to release them into the wild. Unfortunately, out of the thirteen Whooping Cranes which actually hatched naturally in the wild, ten are supected to be dead due to predators. (For those who are further interested, the source of this is: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/effort-to-restore-whooping-cranes-in-wisconsin-struggling-b99300584z1-265483081.html)
Many thanks,
BABCE Director