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Whooping Crane Shot in Alabama

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Posted by Richard Ditch on February 20, 2011 at 8:21 PM
Posted by Ron Dudley on February 20, 2011 at 8:37 PM
I felt my heart rate spike when I read this. Literally.
Posted by Jim DeWitt on February 20, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Sickening.
Posted by Brian Gatlin on February 20, 2011 at 10:32 PM
there is no shortage of morons in this world, and many of them, if you put a gun in their hands, they will shoot whatever creature crosses their path. same thing has happened here in AZ with California Condors being shot. repulsive freaks. I'll look into who's putting that reward together and kick in to help.
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 20, 2011 at 10:49 PM
heartbreaking. How can a human being do this?
- Sandy
Posted by Darlene Almeda on February 21, 2011 at 7:13 AM
A sad reading; the cranes are in my prayers.
Posted by Cheyenne Howell on February 21, 2011 at 7:58 AM
This makes me so, so angry to hear of this happening again. Several years ago, I took photographs of 2 wading in a small farm pond, catching fish I guess, but heck, they half to eat too. No one told them that the farm pond had just been stocked with catfish. They were absolutely beautiful and I felt special just being able to see them. Haven't seen any since.
Posted by Gary Wunderlin on February 21, 2011 at 10:20 AM
From The Philosopher's Stone:

"To kill because we have to is survival; to kill because we want to is genocide."

Gary
Posted by Kirk Greene on February 21, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Sickening!! I hope they are able to find who is responsible and put an end to it!!
Posted by Dennis Plank on February 22, 2011 at 12:21 AM
Thanks for posting this, Richard. I couldn't believe it when my wife told me about it.

Update February 22nd. There does not appear to be any mainstream media coverage of this. I have just sent a letter to the editor of the local daily questioning why they have not covered this story.
Posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 4, 2011 at 1:37 PM
You know, I can almost forgive some nimrod, who was shooting the birds for meat on the table. But, to shoot them and leave them there is disgusting.