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Photo: Operation Migration
Getting
Ready
The pilots and ground crew train and
tend the cranes. But that’s not all. They must build and repair
the travel pens (see photo). These pens will keep the birds safe at
the stopover
sites along the the way. The crew packs up whatever it takes
to keep planes, cranes, people, pens, trailers, vehicles, and motor
homes in top condition on the 1200-mile journey south.
Each of the chosen stopover sites must be ready too. Many people work together
to carry out the migration plan. It takes money, too. How
much?