Whooping Crane Migration Program To End, NRA Downgrading Letters For Politicians, Vukmir-Baldwin Race Close-up

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A keeper wearing a “crane suit,” to resemble a parent whooping crane so the chick does not imprint on a human, feeds a recently born whooping crane chick, a critically endangered species, at the Audubon Nature Institute’s Species Survival Center in New Orleans, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The organization Operation Migration has spent the past 18 years raising nearly 200 endangered whooping cranes and teaching them migration patterns. We talk to one of the co-founders about why they’ve decided to end the operation. We also talk about the NRA’s downgrading of letter ratings for certain politicians. And we talk in depth about the senate race with a WPR reporter.

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  • Why Is Operation Migration Ending After Almost Two Decades?

    After spending 18 years and millions of dollars rearing nearly 200 endangered whooping cranes and teaching them to migrate, Operation Migration is ending. In August, Operation Migration announced it would be stopping its work. In a statement, the program said it no longer believed the goal of a self-sustaining eastern migratory population of Whooping cranes was attainable. We talk to one of the co-founders about why.

  • Tomah VA And State Of The Vukmir-Baldwin Race

    This election season, Wisconsin Public Radio is meeting people where they are, in their communities, to talk about the issues that matter most to them. As part of our ongoing conversations about the Beyond the Ballot project, we look at how Wisconsinites feel about controversy surrounding the Tomah VA, and how politicians are talking about it. Then, WPR State Capitol Reporter Laurel White joins to discuss the Vukmir-Baldwin race in the runup to the midterms.

Episode Credits

  • John Munson Host
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Kealey Bultena Producer
  • Joe Duff Guest
  • Laurel White Guest

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