By the time the 1950s arrived, the whooping crane population in Louisiana was down to about 15 birds.
The whooping crane population had been decimated by habitat loss and trigger-happy humans, according to Irvin Louque of the International Crane Foundation
Louque spoke at Wednesday’s Eunice Rotary Club meeting.
Whooping cranes were easy targets for the gun. The birds stand 5-feet tall, the…