Read the passage 'Up in the Sky.' What kind of birds were being led by the planes?

Why are scientists and bird lovers trying to save whooping cranes?

Read the passage: Maybe you're thinking that birds don't need help migrating. They do it naturally. And for millions of years, that was true for whooping cranes. They migrated across North America without any help. But times have changed. Today the whooping crane is in danger of becoming extinct in the wild. Scientists and bird lovers are trying to save the species by starting a new flock of wild birds. With creative ideas and teamwork, they are slowly succeeding. True or False: Whooping cranes have always needed help migrating across North America.

What is the favorite food of whooping cranes found in wetlands?

By 2005, there were more than how many whooping cranes in the flock?

Every spring, the whooping cranes build nests and raise their young in which country?

After their first trip south, young whooping cranes can find their way back on their own.

Refer to the map titled "Whooping Crane Migration Route." Which two countries are shown as part of the whooping crane migration route?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a threat to whooping cranes in the wild?

Scientists wanted to keep the new flock of whooping cranes close to the old flock to help them survive.

According to the passage, where did scientists choose as a summer home for the whooping cranes?

Both the summer and winter homes for the whooping cranes have wildlife refuges where the birds would be protected.

Who are the two Canadian pilots mentioned in the passage who helped birds migrate?

The Eastern Flock migration route goes from Wisconsin to Florida.

Why do the trainers wear crane costumes when they are around the birds?

What do the trainers wear when they are around the birds?

Part of the costume is a crane hand puppet with a beak. What do the baby cranes think the puppet is?

Young whooping cranes are ready to fly when they are about how many months old?

A trainer teaches baby cranes how to hunt for food.

According to the passage, what does the trainer use to help the baby cranes follow the ultralight?

The trainer sits in a special ultralight to help teach the baby birds to fly.

For weeks, the birds learn to fly with the ultralight. Each day they stay in the air a little longer. What do the birds learn more about each day?

The cranes needed ultralights to lead the way every year after their first migration.

Each year since 2001, a new group of whooping cranes has been raised in Wisconsin as part of the Eastern Flock. According to the passage, who leads the young cranes south each fall?

Each year since 2001, a new group of whooping cranes has been raised in Wisconsin as part of the Eastern Flock. Scientists hope that one day the Eastern Flock will be so established that it will no longer need outside help.

In which year did the total number of cranes first reach 50?

When Operation Migration tells its story in schools, what does the team talk about?

a movement from one place to another, often with the seasons

a tiny, light aircraft that is usually flown by a single person

the place where a plant or animal naturally lives

What is the genre of this book?

What is the theme or message of this book?

move from one place to another to live