NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) — Wildlife experts say it could be a record year for efforts to reintroduce a critically endangered bird in Wisconsin. An aerial survey has counted 37 whooping crane nests, with 13 chicks hatched so far this year. Nine of the young birds were still living as of late last week, and another eight pairs still were brooding eggs. More than 20 chicks will be hatched this season if all the active sites are successful. Seasonal swarms of biting black flies, which are attracted to avian blood, have caused whooping cranes to abandon their nests and eggs. But the area has seen fewer black flies this spring, giving experts more hope for a breakthrough year. About 95 whooping cranes are in this eastern flock.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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