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Hello my name is Brittany H. I am majoring in Law but will be changing my major in January To Cosmetology. The article that I read was about Whooping Cranes. I really didn't understand the article at all. After reading it I came up with questions that I would like to know the answers to, if thats possible. They said that they have to make the Whooping Cranes travel to Florida. Am I Correct? Well if I am I would like to know why can't they travel on their own without the help of anyone else. I would also like to know, why they need to go to florida? They may have said why but can someone please break it down to me a little more. Thanks -Brittany H-
Hello I am Jeremy Clayton P. I am majoring in history to become a history professor. The article we read is about the migration of wooping cranes and how they have been hunted and moved out of their natural homes. The airplanes are showing the wooping cranes which way to fly, but not even 50% of the original amount they started with actually make it. It seems like a futile effort, how can we help birds who can't even follow each other south for winter? If anyone knows why we should spend time and money to save these birds if they are incapible of the simplest survival techniques; isn't this why we are out of dodo birds?, please help me understand. -Jeremy Clayton P.-
Hello my name is Zach H. I am majoring curretnly majoring in Business Adminisrtation to hopefully one day be a CEO of a top copmpnay. The article I just read was about the massive birds called Whooping Cranes migrating to Florida. I had a hard time understanding why are these birds so dumb that they can’t migrate theirselves to save their own life. If you knew a whole bunch of people dieing in an area you lived in than you would move right? I just feel that if the birds arent smart enough to move on their own why do we have to help them. I also have a hard time why these birds can’t migrate alone? Why do they have to follow airplanes? And another thing why are they making these birds go to Florida? Why not somewhere else? So if somebody could please help me understand this a little bit better that would be great. Thanks. -Zach H.-
Hello im Kaci H. I plan on majoring in Radiology. Hopefully I will be sucessful one day and make good money in the field. When I read the article I also didn’t understand it. I think it’s the way it’s written that is hard to read. What little I did get out of it was that these birds have to fly to Florida in the winter. Why Florida for? Why not California or mexico or some where else that is also warm? Another thing is, that they tried having the birds fly from Wisconsin all the way to Florida. Not all the birds made it in the flight to Florida, they had to be caught and transported. That is far for an animal to fly I my opinion. I know that they fly probably that far every year but its not a straight flight like they had them do this time. So if someone could explain more on this subject that would be nice. Thanks. Kaci H.
Hello my name is RaQuel O. My major is Dental Hygiene, I attend JCTC Southwest. This article was somewhat understandable. I understand that birds migrate to the South , but why do the Whooping Cranes have to be human lead? Don't all birds know who to fly South during the winter season? Is this the only way that birds can migrate ? Why must the Whooping Cranes be made to migrate from North to South ? Why do they have to fly such a long trip ? I believe the people should find another place to send them, especially since they see that all of the birds can’t fly the whole way. Only four of eleven birds made the trip from Winconsin to Florida. If they know that there are no granatees in safegaurding these birds why must they continue to to do so? Maybe they should just keep all of the Whooping Cranes into captivity until their numbers get larger than four hundred, and then train them to fly South. Thanks -RaQuel O.
Great start everyone! I like how Jeremy answered some of Brittany's questions, and it's great that you all have asked so many yourselves. Your group's critical eye has picked up on the necessity of flying these birds from Wyoming down to Florida - flying across the country, like to Mexico or California, isn't possible for these birds, as Kaci may have suggested. Whooping cranes, it should be known, live in wetlands, which are often used by humans to build nice neighborhoods. Therefore, the cranes are running out of places to live;
Perhaps some good advice to everyone in the group would be to check out the other links provided on this blog in order to understand why the whooping cranes have to depend on planes to help them migrate. In 1941, there were only 21 whooping cranes in North America. 21. That means that humans had to help them out, like RaQuel suggested in her comment. So, when you raise birds (or any other animal) primarily or only in captivity, they lose some of their natural instincts, such how and when to migrate; thus, to answer Zach's question, it's not that the animals are dumb, it's that humans have made them dependent on humans, so now it's human responsibility to help them out. The Whooping Cranes didn't, I hope it is understood, put themselves in the situation they're in; predators of the Whooping Crane, like foxes, etc., are less of a threat to the birds than, at this time, cell phone towers. Human progress, in short, has displaced the bird.
To get you started on your second comment, I ask all of you a few questions, assuming that my post may have answered some of yours. So what else can be done to help out these birds who we have disrupted? How fragile is the whooping crane - when they migrated without human help, did as many die? Are there any migrations that occur naturally? How are those done? What other sorts or birds migrate? Are they endangered too? What other animals has humanity displaced due to population growth?
Thanks Jeremy For Answering some of my questions I really do appreciate that. Without Human help I am assuming that the whooping cranes could get killed quite easily. Due to those shooting for the birds or them running into a elecric pole. So without human help they won't get far or to their destination at all. Different birds migrate such as partridges. -Brittany H-
-Thank you Ms. McCoy for answering some of my questions, it has helped me in learning about Whooping Cranes. After reading more information about these birds I have learned that we are killing these birds by pollution also. We are polluting the wetlands that they live in so they are dying rapidly. After reading I saw that we can help these birds through the winter when they get down to Florida. (www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane.html). I also learned that during 1940-1941 there was only 16 Whooping Cranes in America and thanks to humans we have now help them reach over 200 in their flocks. When I was reading the article at www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane.html, I saw that these birds can migrate back by their selves during the summer time. I find that very interesting because it makes me wonder why they can’t migrate to Florida during the winter by themselves. To answer one of Ms. McCoy’s questions, I believe all birds have migrating issues because some of them will run into electric poles or be shot down by hunters. -Zach H.-
Thanks for answering my questions guys. I understand a little more about the article.the humans do play a big role in saving these birds. Humans help them migrate, house them and keep them save from dangous things. Going back to what I said in my last blog, flying the birds across the country to mexico or california would be hard on the birds. I didn’t think about that until after I posted. -Kaci H.
Thanks for answering my questions. Now that i have read your answers and found some info on Whooping Cranes, I understand why they have to be lead by humans. Now i see that these birds really do need help to sustain and have a good well-being.
I found a website that has many interesting facts about Whooping Cranes. I leraned a lot more information about them that I did not know. The link is at the bottom of this post.
For more information on the plight of the whooping crane, copy and paste this link into your browser's address bar:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane.html
Hello my name is Brittany H. I am majoring in Law but will be changing my major in January To Cosmetology. The article that I read was about Whooping Cranes. I really didn't understand the article at all. After reading it I came up with questions that I would like to know the answers to, if thats possible. They said that they have to make the Whooping Cranes travel to Florida. Am I Correct? Well if I am I would like to know why can't they travel on their own without the help of anyone else. I would also like to know, why they need to go to florida? They may have said why but can someone please break it down to me a little more. Thanks
ReplyDelete-Brittany H-
Hello I am Jeremy Clayton P. I am majoring in history to become a history professor. The article we read is about the migration of wooping cranes and how they have been hunted and moved out of their natural homes. The airplanes are showing the wooping cranes which way to fly, but not even 50% of the original amount they started with actually make it. It seems like a futile effort, how can we help birds who can't even follow each other south for winter? If anyone knows why we should spend time and money to save these birds if they are incapible of the simplest survival techniques; isn't this why we are out of dodo birds?, please help me understand.
ReplyDelete-Jeremy Clayton P.-
Hello my name is Zach H. I am majoring curretnly majoring in Business Adminisrtation to hopefully one day be a CEO of a top copmpnay. The article I just read was about the massive birds called Whooping Cranes migrating to Florida. I had a hard time understanding why are these birds so dumb that they can’t migrate theirselves to save their own life. If you knew a whole bunch of people dieing in an area you lived in than you would move right? I just feel that if the birds arent smart enough to move on their own why do we have to help them. I also have a hard time why these birds can’t migrate alone? Why do they have to follow airplanes? And another thing why are they making these birds go to Florida? Why not somewhere else? So if somebody could please help me understand this a little bit better that would be great. Thanks.
ReplyDelete-Zach H.-
Hello im Kaci H. I plan on majoring in Radiology. Hopefully I will be sucessful one day and make good money in the field. When I read the article I also didn’t understand it. I think it’s the way it’s written that is hard to read. What little I did get out of it was that these birds have to fly to Florida in the winter. Why Florida for? Why not California or mexico or some where else that is also warm? Another thing is, that they tried having the birds fly from Wisconsin all the way to Florida. Not all the birds made it in the flight to Florida, they had to be caught and transported. That is far for an animal to fly I my opinion. I know that they fly probably that far every year but its not a straight flight like they had them do this time. So if someone could explain more on this subject that would be nice. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteKaci H.
Hello my name is RaQuel O. My major is Dental Hygiene, I attend JCTC Southwest. This article was somewhat understandable. I understand that birds migrate to the South , but why do the Whooping Cranes have to be human lead? Don't all birds know who to fly South during the winter season? Is this the only way that birds can migrate ? Why must the Whooping Cranes be made to migrate from North to South ? Why do they have to fly such a long trip ? I believe the people should find another place to send them, especially since they see that all of the birds can’t fly the whole way. Only four of eleven birds made the trip from Winconsin to Florida. If they know that there are no granatees in safegaurding these birds why must they continue to to do so? Maybe they should just keep all of the Whooping Cranes into captivity until their numbers get larger than four hundred, and then train them to fly South.
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-RaQuel O.
Great start everyone! I like how Jeremy answered some of Brittany's questions, and it's great that you all have asked so many yourselves. Your group's critical eye has picked up on the necessity of flying these birds from Wyoming down to Florida - flying across the country, like to Mexico or California, isn't possible for these birds, as Kaci may have suggested. Whooping cranes, it should be known, live in wetlands, which are often used by humans to build nice neighborhoods. Therefore, the cranes are running out of places to live;
ReplyDeletePerhaps some good advice to everyone in the group would be to check out the other links provided on this blog in order to understand why the whooping cranes have to depend on planes to help them migrate. In 1941, there were only 21 whooping cranes in North America. 21. That means that humans had to help them out, like RaQuel suggested in her comment. So, when you raise birds (or any other animal) primarily or only in captivity, they lose some of their natural instincts, such how and when to migrate; thus, to answer Zach's question, it's not that the animals are dumb, it's that humans have made them dependent on humans, so now it's human responsibility to help them out. The Whooping Cranes didn't, I hope it is understood, put themselves in the situation they're in; predators of the Whooping Crane, like foxes, etc., are less of a threat to the birds than, at this time, cell phone towers. Human progress, in short, has displaced the bird.
To get you started on your second comment, I ask all of you a few questions, assuming that my post may have answered some of yours. So what else can be done to help out these birds who we have disrupted? How fragile is the whooping crane - when they migrated without human help, did as many die? Are there any migrations that occur naturally? How are those done? What other sorts or birds migrate? Are they endangered too? What other animals has humanity displaced due to population growth?
Thanks Jeremy For Answering some of my questions I really do appreciate that. Without Human help I am assuming that the whooping cranes could get killed quite easily. Due to those shooting for the birds or them running into a elecric pole. So without human help they won't get far or to their destination at all. Different birds migrate such as partridges.
ReplyDelete-Brittany H-
-Thank you Ms. McCoy for answering some of my questions, it has helped me in learning about Whooping Cranes. After reading more information about these birds I have learned that we are killing these birds by pollution also. We are polluting the wetlands that they live in so they are dying rapidly. After reading I saw that we can help these birds through the winter when they get down to Florida. (www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane.html). I also learned that during 1940-1941 there was only 16 Whooping Cranes in America and thanks to humans we have now help them reach over 200 in their flocks. When I was reading the article at www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane.html, I saw that these birds can migrate back by their selves during the summer time. I find that very interesting because it makes me wonder why they can’t migrate to Florida during the winter by themselves. To answer one of Ms. McCoy’s questions, I believe all birds have migrating issues because some of them will run into electric poles or be shot down by hunters.
ReplyDelete-Zach H.-
Thanks for answering my questions guys. I understand a little more about the article.the humans do play a big role in saving these birds. Humans help them migrate, house them and keep them save from dangous things. Going back to what I said in my last blog, flying the birds across the country to mexico or california would be hard on the birds. I didn’t think about that until after I posted.
ReplyDelete-Kaci H.
http://www.whoopingcrane.com/wccamigration.htm
ReplyDelete-Kaci H.
Thanks for answering my questions. Now that i have read your answers and found some info on Whooping Cranes, I understand why they have to be lead by humans. Now i see that these birds really do need help to sustain and have a good well-being.
ReplyDeletethat one is mine.
ReplyDelete-raquel
here is a site that shows the route the cranes take, when they migrate.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.whoopingcrane.com/wccamigration.htm
-RaQuel O.
I found a website that has many interesting facts about Whooping Cranes. I leraned a lot more information about them that I did not know. The link is at the bottom of this post.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bringbackthecranes.org/design/ProjectInfo/Education/neat_facts.pdf
P.S. That last post was Zach H.
ReplyDeleteI Found another website that my also be interesting
ReplyDeletehttp://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/whooping-crane/.
I have learned so much about this type of bird than I knew before. Thanks
-Brittany H-