Wildlife Wednesday: Natural signs of spring, and Driftless golden eagles

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
Cranes in a young floodplain forest
A wildlife camera placed in a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources forest restoration site near Alma captured a pair of sandhill cranes wading through the area during the spring flood. These birds feed on seeds and roots of the plants growing between the planted trees — plants that were not present when reed canary grass dominated the site. Photo courtesy of Meredith Thomsen

Retired wildlife ecologist Scott Craven finds signs of spring. Then, Jeffrey Worrell with the Driftless Golden Eagle Study explains how his colleagues recently captured in Wisconsin the oldest known member of its species in North America.

Featured in this Episode

  • Spring brings new growth, return of many critters

    It’s another Wildlife Wednesday, and the arrival of spring means the return of birds, new growth and Wisconsin Conservation Congress hearings. Also back is retired wildlife ecologist Scott Craven to talk about these and other wildlife issues.

  • Golden eagle project nets and released oldest known member of its species

    An ongoing project to rehabilitate and release golden eagles in Wisconsin’ Driftless Area recently netted a raptor tagged in Pennsylvania more than 30 years ago. Jeffrey Worrell, co-lead researcher on the project, joins us.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Scott Craven Guest
  • Jeffrey Worrell Guest
  • Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
  • Joel Patenaude Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Technical Director

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