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risk to Whooping Cranes has increased. inexperienced hunters are liable to mistake <br />Whooping Cranes for Sandhill Cranes, snow geese, or tundra swans (Konrad 1987 in Meine <br />and Archibald (eds). 1996). <br />Disease <br />According to Brand et al (1991) "disease appears to be a significant, but insufficiently <br />investigated factor adversely affecting the successful recovery of the whooping crane." <br />Avian tuberculosis probably poses the greatest threat to wild whooping cranes. Avian <br />cholera is of concern in the springtime, when cranes and waterfowl are concentrated along <br />the Platte River. Mycotoxicosis equine encephalitis virus may be in areas where the <br />mosquito vector is present. <br />Data Gaps and Proposed Protocols <br />Suspended Sediment <br />- Identified in the R3 -1 Charts for whooping cranes. Any information found will be <br />included in the Baseline Document. The topic will need to be included in protocol <br />development. <br />Groundwater Hydrology <br />- Identified in the R3 -1 Charts for whooping cranes. Any information found will be <br />included in the Baseline Document. The topic will need to be included in protocol <br />development. <br />Historic Data Not Being Replicated During Program <br />Vegetation Density <br />This was discussed, at least qualitatively, in the USFWS Baseline. We should include and <br />state that the Program will not be collecting further information. <br />Overhead Visibility <br />See above <br />Water Velocity <br />See above <br />Draft Baseline Report — Whooping Crane Section 12 <br />