Flight to Survive: Saving Whooping Cranes

NFWF-supported projects save the endangered whooping crane from extinction. In the 1940s, whooping cranes were almost extinct. But they're beginning to come back, thanks to the strong work of partners supported by NFWF. NFWF has supported several projects to help the cranes' recovery, from hatching chicks in captivity to teaching them how to migrate, like wild birds do. It's an amazing story. Seeing these huge birds return to the sky, you can't help but be inspired by the work NFWF makes possible.

[@xaessedai]

I just wanted you to know, that while our kids are stuck at home and doing online school, this video was an assignment for my 3rd grader.

[@patrickfalcone4416]

What I am in 9th and my teacher is using this for an assignment

[@dreamingace9234]

@@patrickfalcone4416 im in 12th

[@laily1981]

@patrickfalcone @21acbeast I am in my 3rd year at university and I was also assigned this video lol

[@tunnelcrawler3875]

Kudos to all the teachers and profs who include this as part of the curriculum. Wish there were more people educated on the plight of endangered animals.

[@johnperilloux5012]

A very nice presentation. My interest in whooping cranes began in a Civics class in 1948 when we learned there were only 16 left alive, with the very real possibility that this species would soon become extinct. Hats off to Joe Duff and the other pioneers and participants in working so hard to save them.

[@chooselove4all]

Thanks for working so hard to save these beautiful creatures... you are all heroes.

[@Glassandcandy]

I live in coastal Mississippi and, sans airplane, we do the same thing to protect the Mississippi Sandhill Crane. Their numbers are now up from a low point of 40ish to 140! Beautiful animals that I have been fortunate enough to see in the wild a handful of times. Really hope they, along with the Whooping Crane, make a full recovery, like Pelicans and Eagles did.

[@paklos99]

So fantastic. It's wonderful to see decades of effort to save this beautiful bird from extinction pay off by caring, hard working, dedicated and patient people.

[@ICFCraneTube]

Beautiful footage! We are proud to be a partner with NFWF in this incredible project.

[@riverakua2315]

I understand you were instrumental..in bringing them to Kissimmee, FL....not far, Lake Nona...Vet Hospital today, they were walking around the property and not afraid of humans...took several pics of 4 of them... beautiful!

[@Rissaa03]

Please keep it up!! Amazing work. Such a beautiful creature. God Bless you all for giving the whooping crane a chance to make a comeback.

[@ruthmpayan7380]

Cranston are beautiful

[@kstar1489]

there's just something so cute about getting in a little plane to teach the birdies how to fly lol

[@rosakuchling]

this gave me happy tears

[@shinebrightStarr]

Incredible... how wonderful that groups of scientists get together like this to save them... what a wonderful story thank you for sharing it with us

[@rutha1464]

As long as there is still life amongst them, there is still hope. Pray for those trying to help species survive. Nothing was sadder than a trip to Disney World fifty years ago, where a captive beach dwelling bird was the very last of its species yet remaining.

[@sui11106]

Amazing people..

[@perfectmhd]

Wonderful!

[@heatherray1675]

Incredible... thank you for telling this story

[@Sonic12Lexi]

Good work on keeping the dinosaurs from going extinct

[@abdulrehmanrehman1893]

Very very very good 👍

[@fwcetus]

Superb production illustrating wonderful people doing God's work. :-)

[@alik9643]

You people are amazing! Thank you for your valiant effort.

[@longjong1746]

Masha Allah. Really you guys so brilliant. Thanks for making video.

[@adityadeshmukh5189]

You are great!!

[@markmahaffey1461]

great work. keep it up

[@jamessween]

Very knowledgeable film, I learned allot from it.

[@shinigaminamtab]

Amazing works.

[@user-tp7ih9wo2q]

Good job 👏

[@marcialalvarez420]

Awww its beatuful!🤗🤗🤗🐥🐥🐥

[@yourenough3]

Beautiful story I'm crying tears of joy

[@winterbirds8022]

This is awesome ,I remember watching a Disney movie about This being done with Canadian geese when I was younger.

[@tigrayfirst2261]

How cool is that. Thanks for doing this. 😍😍😍

[@p1erson816]

who would dislike this?

[@HassanKhan-yk5db]

Great job May Allah bless you...

[@mannsingh5308]

Nice 👍

[@pagado6076]

Fucking wild when the guy flew with them.

[@atlanticants]

Thank you

[@gwerble]

I wrote 3 paragraphs about Whooping Cranes at my school. Whoopers are so cool.

[@Jubel06]

I'm glad Google Earth Day brought me here.

[@jessicasophiahong918]

Pressin' F for Respect :']]

[@jenniferfarr1238]

I like it i love it

[@dhaminparungao4128]

I did a whole project about whooping cranes

[@emilymurrey5817]

haha i had to write an essay about them in like 5th grade

[@oksirwtflol]

@@emilymurrey5817 same here, we actually did this in 7th

[@josefinaordaz7691]

thanks again for your help and I will have to be able to get the same time as well.

[@yasirirshad1725]

Nice

[@meeshdidit]

Hey, I work for Earth Rangers Canada and was wondering if we could use some of this footage for a Royal Ontario Museum presentation!

[@srivenublvbl6034]

Great

[@barryswindles6570]

Why aren’t the adults teaching the new birds yet? Do they ever return? I was teaching my students about this but now I have more questions

[@jeankucera7367]

IT HEARTBEATS MY POEM. "WHOOPING CRANE', WHICH I WROTE YEARS AGO AND SHARED AGAIN TODAY ON MY 'PROFILE' IN ';FACEBOOK'!

[@yellowbearanimations]

So...why do they separate them from the parents and do the silly puppets? Like I love whooping cranes, I think they’re beautiful. But I just wanna know.

[@VXoxlushka]

WoW

[@bl8388]

Their call sounds like a rusty swingset, to me. They sound like the sandhill cranes in Florida.

[@pibarrante6901]

My shotokan karate mentor worked there and was laid off due to govt/obama cutbacks about 5 yr ago. It broke his heart

[@firstlast1357]

Now that we learned how to do it, maybe we can save ourselves ...

[@dravenmartin4764]

there is two in my front yard now. there is a lot of them here in central fl

[@h8510129]

+Draven Martin you probably mistaken some other cranes as Whooping Cranes :)

[@cujoenyo]

sandhill crane actually

[@josephbillings1906]

Those any whooping cranes

[@kirtjoe283]

[@lerninsantos3032]

So sad☹️

[@yacket]

This explains what the aliens do to abductees too.

[@letscrushit5478]

very good but solution to revieve them is bann on hunting them

[@savedfaves2]

Why would you not credit Bill Lishman by name? Come on guys. Credit where credit is due.

[@praveens.vpraveens.v6058]

💔🐣

[@eddierabelo5569]

😢

[@user-pk2do2yj8i]

😱

[@EdwinManalastas]

I just have to finish my lab oml

[@famine41]

only here because of bio. cool story though

[@jadenbarrows4801]

2:53 human trafficking question mark?

[@beausef1410]

Fuckin A

[@jadenbarrows4801]

2:43 rape question mark?