Birds: Cranes through Passerines (Jewel Case)

the whooping crane is the tallest bird in north america it stands five feet tall and has a wingspan of over seven feet it is an endangered species and one of the rarest animals on earth in 1940 they were thought to be only 14 individuals surviving in the wild today through the vigilant conservation efforts of many the wild population has slowly and steadily grown to hedge against disaster scientists have employed some remarkable techniques in attempts to establish new and separate flocks join us to learn more about this amazing animal and about the network of partners working for its conservation so there are 15 species of cranes and they live in all continents except antarctica and south america we don't know why there aren't any grants in south america but apparently there never have been four of them are doing quite well the sandhill crane of north america is the most abundant of all