Whooping cranes feed at Aransas Refuge after a controlled burn

Large white birds feed on lands that bear evidence of past fire.

Photo By/Credit

Jeff Adams/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

01/19/2016

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Whooping cranes feed at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas after a prescribed fire.

Facility

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Birding

Species

Grus americana

Subject tags

Coasts

Fire management

Fires

Habitat restoration

Prescribed burning

Wildlife management

Wildlife refuges

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