No More Crane Plane, Newbies to Follow Flying Veterans

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The whooping crane experiment in Central Wisconsin is about to try something new.Wildlife officials hope several young birds will migrate south with older cranes…instead of behind ultralight aircraft.Chuck Quirmbach reports the test comes during tough times for this year’s ultralight flock…

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