Introduction: The Whooping Crane
He manu nunui a nani ka manu kupapau (Grus americana) no ʻAmelika ʻĀkau. ʻO ia kekahi o nā manu kakaʻikahi loa o ka honua, a he mau haneli wale nō e noho ana ma ka nahele. ʻO ka crane kekahi o nā manu kiʻekiʻe loa ma ʻAmelika ʻĀkau, e kū ana ma luna o ʻelima kapuaʻi ke kiʻekiʻe. He mau hiʻohiʻona ʻokoʻa ko lākou e like me ka ʻāʻī lōʻihi, ke kino keʻokeʻo me nā ʻēheu ʻeleʻele a me ka lei aliʻi ʻulaʻula ma ko lākou poʻo.
ʻO nā hiʻohiʻona kino o nā cranes whooping
Ua ʻike ʻia nā cranes whooping no ko lākou helehelena maikaʻi. He ʻēheu ko lākou ʻoi aku ma mua o ʻehiku kapuaʻi a hiki ke kaumaha i ka 15 paona. He lōʻihi ko lākou mau wāwae lahilahi e hiki ai iā lākou ke hele ma waena o ka wai pāpaʻu, a ʻo ko lākou ʻāʻī lōʻihi e kōkua iā lākou e loaʻa ka meaʻai ma ka honua a i ʻole ka wai. Ua uhi ʻia ko lākou kino i ka hulu keʻokeʻo, me ka hulu ʻeleʻele ma ka piko o ko lākou mau ʻēheu. He ʻulaʻula kūʻokoʻa ko lākou ma luna o ko lākou mau poʻo, a ʻoi aku ka mālamalama i ka wā hānau.
Noho ʻo Whooping Crane: Nā ʻāina pulu a me nā mauʻu
Noho nā cranes whooping i nā ʻāina wai a me nā mauʻu ma ʻAmelika ʻĀkau. Hiki ke loaʻa iā lākou ma nā ʻano nohona like ʻole, e like me nā kahawai wai maʻemaʻe, nā pā paʻakai kahakai, a me nā māla. Hāʻawi kēia mau wahi noho i nā cranes me nā ʻano kumu meaʻai like ʻole, me nā iʻa, nā inike, a me nā mea momona liʻiliʻi. He mea koʻikoʻi loa ka ʻāina pulu no nā cranes, no ka mea, hāʻawi lākou i nā wahi pūnana a me nā wahi hānai no nā manu.
Ko'iko'i o ka Waiwai no na Cranes Whooping
He mea koʻikoʻi ka ʻāina pulu i ke ola ʻana o nā cranes whooping. Hāʻawi lākou i nā manu i kahi palekana e hoʻomaha ai, hānai, a hānai. ʻO nā wai pāpaʻu o nā ʻāina pulu he mea kūpono ia no ka holo ʻana o nā cranes a hopu i kā lākou ʻai. Hāʻawi ka ʻāina pulu i nā wahi pūnana koʻikoʻi no nā cranes, ʻoiai ke kūkulu nei nā manu i ko lākou pūnana ma nā mauʻu kiʻekiʻe a me nā ʻohe e ulu ana ma nā wahi wai.
Nā ʻano hoʻohālike o ka holo ʻana o ka Crane Whooping
He mau manu lele ʻo Whooping cranes, e holo ana i mau tausani mile i kēlā me kēia makahiki ma waena o ko lākou wahi hānau ma Kanada a me ko lākou kahua hoʻoilo ma Texas a me Mexico. Hana ʻia ka neʻe ʻana i ka hāʻule a me ka pūnāwai, a hahai nā manu i nā ala like i kēlā me kēia makahiki. He huakaʻi pōʻino ka neʻe ʻana, me ka nui o nā mea hoʻoweliweli ma ke ala, e komo pū me nā mea ʻaihue, nā kūlana o ka wā, a me nā hana kanaka.
Ke Kahua Hanau Koru Uu
Hoʻohua maʻa mau ʻo Whooping cranes ma nā ʻāina wai a me nā mauʻu o Kanada, ʻo ia hoʻi ma Wood Buffalo National Park a me nā wahi e pili ana. Hoʻomoe nā manu i kā lākou mau hua i loko o nā pūnana pāpaʻu i hana ʻia me ka mauʻu a me ka ʻohe. ʻO ka manawa hoʻohua maʻamau i ka pūnāwai, a hāʻule nā moa i ka hopena o Mei a i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o Iune.
Nā mea hoʻoweliweli iā Whooping Crane Habitat
Aia ma lalo o ka hoʻoweliweli mau ʻia ka noho ʻana o nā cranes mai nā hana kanaka. ʻO ka lilo a me ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana o ka noho ʻana, ma muli o ka hoʻomohala ʻana, ka mahiʻai, a me ka ʻimi ʻaila a me ke kinoea, ʻo ia kekahi o nā mea hoʻoweliweli nui e kū nei i nā manu. He hoʻoweliweli koʻikoʻi ka hoʻololi ʻana i ke aniau i nā cranes, no ka mea, pili ia i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka meaʻai a me ka manawa o ka neʻe ʻana.
Na Hooikaika Hoomalu no ka Puu Ui
Ke hoʻomau ʻia nei nā hana hoʻōla he nui no ka pale ʻana i ka noho ʻana o nā cranes whooping. ʻO kēia mau hana e pili ana i ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana i ka noho ʻana, ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻāina pulu, a me nā papahana hoʻohua pio i manaʻo ʻia e hoʻonui i ka heluna o nā manu. He mea nui hoʻi nā papahana hoʻonaʻauao aupuni a me ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka ʻike e pili ana i ka pōʻino o nā cranes a me ke koʻikoʻi o ka mālama ʻana i ko lākou wahi noho.
ʻAi ʻai ʻo Whooping Crane a me nā ʻano hana ʻai
ʻO nā cranes whooping he omnivores, ʻo ia hoʻi, ʻai lākou i nā ʻano meaʻai like ʻole. ʻO kā lākou meaʻai e pili ana i nā iʻa, nā ʻupena, nā mammals liʻiliʻi, nā mea kolo, a me nā mea kanu. Hoʻohana nā cranes i ko lākou nuku lōʻihi e ʻimi i ka lepo a me ka wai pāpaʻu no ka ʻai. ʻAi pū lākou ma nā mauʻu no nā hua a me nā ʻōpala.
ʻO ka hana kaiaulu ʻo Whooping Crane
ʻO nā manu ʻōpuʻu he manu pilikanaka e noho ana i loko o nā hui ʻohana a i ʻole ʻelua. I ka wā hānau, hana nā manu i nā pūnana a hui pū. Noho nā moa me ko lākou mau mākua no ʻeiwa mahina ma mua o ke kūʻokoʻa. Kūkākūkā nā manu kekahi i kekahi ma o nā leo like ʻole a me ka ʻōlelo kino.
ʻO ke kamaʻilio ʻana a me nā leo ʻo Whooping Crane
He ʻokoʻa nā kelepona a me nā leo kani e kamaʻilio pū kekahi i kekahi. Hoʻohana lākou i nā kelepona like ʻole e kamaʻilio i nā memo like ʻole, e like me ka ʻōlelo aʻo ʻana no ka pilikia a i ʻole ke kāhea ʻana i hoa. Hoʻohana pū nā manu i ka ʻōlelo kino, e like me ke poʻo a me ka ʻēheu, e kamaʻilio pū kekahi i kekahi.
Ka Manaʻo Manaʻo: Mālama ʻana i ka noho ʻana o ka ʻoʻoʻo Whooping Crane
ʻO ke ola ʻana o ka whooping crane ma muli o ka palekana o ko lākou wahi noho. He mea koʻikoʻi ka ʻāina pulu a me ka mauʻu no ke ola ʻana o nā manu, a pono e hoʻoikaika ʻia e mālama a hoʻihoʻi hou i kēia mau wahi noho. Ma ka hana pū ʻana, hiki iā mākou ke hōʻoia i ka hoʻomau ʻana o ke ola ʻana o kēia ʻano ʻano nani a pale i nā ʻano olaola o ko mākou honua.
