What is Whooping crane?
[[File:Grus americana Sasata.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Grus americana map.svg|thumb|220px|Annual travels of the bird]] The '''whooping crane''' (''Grus americana'') is a [[bird]] in the [[Crane (bird)|Gruidae]] family. It is the tallest bird in [[North America]], and can live for over 20 years. There have been a number of attempts to help the bird population to increase, with some success. People who shoot the birds risk prosecution. a [[Louisiana]] man was sentenced to 45 days imprisonment and a $2500 fine after pleading guilty to a killing in November 2014,<ref>{{cite press release|title=Gueydan Man Pleaded Guilty for Illegal Shooting of Whooping Crane in Federal Court|date=11 July 2017|publisher=Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries|url=http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/41328}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Cranes]] [[Category:Birds of North America]] {{-}} {{biology-stub}}