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[Did You Know...] that Patuxent Wildlife Research Center has a major role in the training of whooping crane chicks to fly behind an ultralight? [Reference on Site] 
Whoopers are trained to follow ultralight aircraft to learn a new migration route as the first step in establishing a new migratory flock of whoopers. The Class of 2006 will be the sixth group of young whooping cranes to take part in a project sponsored by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP), a coalition of public and private organizations that is reintroducing endangered whooping cranes in eastern North America, part of their historic range. More information... Also see Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership and Operation Migration's web pages for further information.
Did you know? - Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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