Record 8 fledged chicks for Louisiana’s wild ‘whoopers’

In this image obtained via trail camera and provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, two adult whooping cranes, one female and the other male, and an 11-day-old chick wade in Avoyelles Parish, La., March 29, 2022. A record eight whooping crane chicks have taken wing in Louisiana after hatching in the wild. It’s not just a record for fledglings of the world's rarest crane in Louisiana, but for any flock of the endangered birds reintroduced to the wild, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries via AP)