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Episode Two:

Winter is Coming...and So Are the Cranes.

In episode 1, host Dianna Bell introduced the iconic Whooping Crane鈥攖he tallest bird in North America that spends its winter months in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. In late August, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in coastal Texas, ravaging the cranes鈥 delicate habitat. What will await these birds as they begin to arrive in Aransas in the coming weeks? In episode 2, you鈥檒l hear from the 美姬社区 scientists and volunteers who are conducting critical research within this ecosystem鈥攔esearch that could help Whooping Cranes to weather the impacts of the storm. (The music in this trailer is 鈥淧artly Sage鈥 by Blue Dot Sessions, provided under the .)

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