Wildlife Research Center Works To Keep Bird Species From Going Extinct

LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) —  The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel is working to bring the population of Whooping Cranes back from the brink of extinction.
Their distinctive, and loud call gives Whooping Cranes their name. A call that all but fell silent by the middle of the 20th century.
Standing five feet tall, the largest land bird in North America was nearly driven to extinction as many sought their feathers for hats.
According to Dr. Allen O’Connell, Crane Project manager