Louisiana whooping cranes build nest outside captivity for first time in decades

[Donna]

http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/03/louisiana_whooping_cranes_buil.html

For the first time in decades, a pair of whooping cranes in Louisiana has built a nest outside captivity. But biologists say they don't expect eggs this year because the birds are too young.

[Bobbie Ireland]

http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/03/louisiana_whooping_cranes_buil.html

For the first time in decades, a pair of whooping cranes in Louisiana has built a nest outside captivity. But biologists say they don't expect eggs this year because the birds are too young.

How splendid! Let them practise - and be safe! - for a few years.