Plea, sentencing set for killing endangered whooping crane

[Judi Lynn]

Plea, sentencing set for killing endangered whooping crane
Janet Mcconnaughey, Associated Press
Updated 12:35 am CDT, Friday, November 1, 2019

A man accused of killing one of Louisiana's oldest whooping cranes is scheduled to change his plea and be sentenced in the state where more of the endangered cranes have been killed than any other.

Gilvin Aucoin Jr.'s public defender notified the federal court in Lafayette on Oct. 1 that Aucoin wanted to change his plea from not guilty to a charge of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in July 2018.

Whooping cranes are among the world's most endangered birds. About 850 are alive, with about 660 of them in the wild. Nearly all of Louisiana's birds, like the one killed in 2018, were raised by people in crane costumes so the birds will stay wary of humans.

Rearing, releasing and monitoring one crane in Louisiana costs $93,700, said Lizzie Condon, whooping crane outreach coordinator for the International Crane Foundation.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Plea-sentencing-set-for-killing-endangered-14728624.php

https://www.facebook.com/gilvin.aucoin

[Demovictory9]

1. "I wish I understood why people shoot whooping cranes," she said. She said some probably are not hun

"I wish I understood why people shoot whooping cranes," she said. She said some probably are not hunters but people who use wildlife as target practice.

[dewsgirl]

2. How awful.😔

[Duppers]

4. Another reason I hate too many people.

Dogs/cats are nicer. Even cows, pigs, all farm & wild critters.

[lark]

3. String them up and make them hurt!

Sorry, but as a FL resident, this pisses me off. Cranes are so beautiful flying and so awesome fishing. There aren't many of the large cranes here in No. FL., but there are some and they are awesome birds.