The Wild Whoopers: A Species on the Brink

Whooping Cranes used to be widespread throughout North America, with estimates of their populations reaching as high as 10,000. But by 1941, just 15 individuals remained. What happened to these cranes? From habitat loss to hunting, Dr. Elizabeth Smith from the International Crane Foundation explains why they fell to such low numbers and what has been done to save them since. (The music in this episode is "Partly Sage" by Blue Dot Sessions, provided under the Attribution-Noncommercial License .)

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The Wild Whoopers: A Species on the Brink is an episode from Earthwatch Podcast by Earthwatch Insitute.

This episode is 10:26 long.

This episode was published on Sep 25, 2017.

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