Three Whooping Crane Deaths Under Investigation in South Georgia.
ALBANY, Ga. -- Wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of three whooping cranes in south Georgia.
The birds were found by hunters in Calhoun County, just west of Albany, on Dec. 30.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Tom MacKenzie said the deaths are considered suspicious since the birds were found together. He said a predator would generally kill a single bird at a time. A landowner told authorities that the birds were in the area several weeks before they were found dead.
Necropsies are expected to be complete in about two weeks.
The three cranes were released in October 2010 in Wisconsin as part of a program to reintroduce the birds to the easte United States. They had special bands and were equipped with transmitters.
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