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The whooping crane is a favorite species among birders and among Texas Parks and Wildlife TV producers. Ron Kabele tells us about a segment coming up this month that focuses on this big bird and their human admirers.

A Journey South is it’s title, but it’s really about the whooping crane’s journey south and the people’s journey south to see them. And some of them are very, very dedicated to the preservation of the species. And then there were all the people who had never seen them before, you know, the first timers, and how excited people got to see them.

These are huge birds. You do their wingspan to one end to the other and they’re taller than a human. These are enormous birds—just the fact that they can fly is pretty much a miracle.

Who is somebody you talked to that is really memorable.

There was a couple, and she had Alzheimer’s. They’d been coming down every weekend, and they cut back brush—a lot of the heavy manual labor. It helps them, because with her progressing disease, they’re with people that they really like who care about them. And she gets out and does physical active work. And it’s worked out really good for them. It’s kind of a sweet way to deal with a catastrophic illness.

Thanks Ron.

That’s our show … For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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