By Trey Iles
Magnolia Reporter
Ten whooping cranes were recently added to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ experimental population, the most since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Six juvenile cranes, hatched and reared at the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center in New Orleans, part of the Audubon Nature Institute, along with four chicks from the International Crane Foundation (ICF) were received at LDWF’s White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WLWCA) near Gueydan in early November.