Collection search - Flight of the Whooping Crane

Record information – Brief

1

Flight of the Whooping Crane

Item number (ISN):

338709

Series title:

The Nature of Things

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2002-10-24

Item number (ISN):

338709

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: VIA SATELLITE

Accession:

2002-0001

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2002-10-24

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Description:

Show detail Hide detail

This is a documentary following following the team of Operation Migration, Project Leader Joe Duff, and internationally renowned naturalist and aviator William Lishman (who was depicted in the movie FLY AWAY HOME), as they lead a flock of Whooping Cranes on an ultra-light led migration, 2500 kilometers from Wisconsin to Florida. Since 1939, when it was discovered that there were less than twenty Whooping Cranes left in the wild, it has been the focus of a concerted effort to stop it's slide into oblivion. Today, the Whooping Crane stands as one of the foremost symbols of mans attempts to right the wrongs of past human errors. Critical to the birds' survival is the establishment of a second, independent, migratory flock. For more than two decades, there have been various experiments aimed at establishing this second flock. All have failed. In the fall of 1999, the International Whooping Crane Recovery Team sanctioned Lishman, Joe Duff and Operation Migration to begin an ultra-light experiment to establish a second, migratory flock of Whoopers. Wisconsin was chosen as the northern nesting ground and the cranes would winter on the gulf coast of Florida. A successful experiment with Sandhill cranes took place in 2000, to refine protocols and to survey the route to be flown. On November 11th, 2001 after a 35 day ultra-light led migration the cranes landed at their destination.~The following spring the cranes instigated their own migration north and on April 27th, 2001 the birds returned to their nesting ground in Wisconsin. On October 17th, 2001, the first ultra-light led migration of Whooping Cranes departed from Wisconsin. Forty-seven days later, on December 5th, the team of ultra-lights, mobile homes and whooping cranes arrived at their final destination in Florida. The film explores the fragile history of the Whooping Crane as well as documents the adventure of their cross-country odyssey in an effort to establish a second flock of wild migrating whooping cranes. The birds complete the first successful ultra-light led migration to Florida. <1h>

Language:

English

Notes:

Show detail Hide detail

1. Source of description is CBC web site.~2. First program of the season.

Detailed holdings information:

Show detail Hide detail

Vault ISN:

978038

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2002-10-0061

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

VIA SATELLITE

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1024159

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

338709.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 2002-10-0061

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1024160

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

338709.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 2002-10-0061

Status:

REF
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.