Approximately 250 wild whooping cranes nest in northern Canada and
winter in south Texas, flying 2,500 miles annually between these
two distinct havens: the coastal marshes of the Gulf of Mexico and
the boreal wilderness on the border of Alberta and the Northwest
Territories. Through twists of good fortune, each of these terminal
migratory places is protected from human encroachment--by a U.S.
national wildlife refuge on the one hand and a Canadian national
park on the other. This last remaining natural flock of the
species, its numbers small but slowly increasing, has thus become
known by the names of its sanctuaries: Aransas-Wood Buffalo.
On the flock's wintering grounds at Aransas National Wildlife
Refuge in Texas, photographer Klaus Nigge has captured the daily
activity of a single family over several weeks in two separate
years, documenting their life in the salt marshes of the central
Texas coast and, in one year, the happy arrival from the north of
twin adolescents, itself an unusual event. Then, with the backing
of "National Geographic" magazine, he received unprecedented
permission from the Canadian government to photograph the cranes'
summer nesting sites in remote areas of Wood Buffalo National Park.
To obtain these unique photographs, he sat in a cleverly
constructed blind for six days and nights, watching as a chick
hatched and the adults cared for their young. There he witnessed
both the peace and the perils of the cranes' summer haven.
In three galleries, each containing portfolios of images of these
magnificent birds in their natural habitat, Nigge captures the
beauty and essential mystery that have led humans the world over to
include cranes in their earliest myths and legends. Additionally,
Nigge has written vignettes to accompany each of the
portfolios.
Krista Schlyer provides an introductory text that affords an
overview of crane history. She chronicles the monumental efforts by
humans to ensure the survival of the species and has added a
profile of Nigge, outlining his extraordinary entry into the world
of wild whooping cranes in order to acquire these breathtaking
photographs.
See the recent article in "National Geographic"here.
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