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Whooping cranes are on the cusp of a comeback story. Could Trump policy change the ending?

KTBS 3 Shreveport

Aug 17, 2026

The calls of whooping cranes from an isolated corner of the New Orleans west bank cut through the humid August air like fire alarms, echoing back and forth in cacophonous, punctuat…

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Whooping cranes are on the cusp of a comeback story. Could Trump policy change the ending?

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