The first eggs hatch!
The first crane chicks destined to be released into the wild later this year as part of the Great Crane Project, have successfully hatched at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, just a few short hours after an epic 17 hour road trip.
Amy has been busy looking after the new chicks.
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Amy King and Roland Digby will be the crane parents and their roles are to rear and nurture the young cranes to adulthood. Amy has previously worked with cranes for WWT – so knows what she is letting herself in for! Roland has previously worked on the Cirl bunting reintroduction programme....so is looking forward to working with some-what larger, and more long-legged birds!
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