Historic Ultralight Migration Leads Majestic Whooping Cranes Over the Skies of Tennessee; Birds Reach Halfway Point of Migration
Sixteen endangered whooping crane chicks reached Tennessee today on their 1,228-mile ultralight-guided migration from Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin to Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge along Floridas central Gulf Coast.
These majestic birds, the largest in North America, left Necedah on October 8, following three ultralight aircraft piloted by Operation Migration pilots.
To date, the whooping crane chicks have traveled 652.7 miles during their migration, and they are in Cumberland County.
The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP), an international coalition of public and private groups, is conducting this project in an effort to reintroduce this highly imperiled species in eastern North America.
