Dances With Cranes with Megan Wennberg

Dances With Cranes with Megan Wennberg

Author: Popped Collar Productions March 13, 2025 Duration: 20:00

Megan Wennberg is a Filmmaker and Director who joins to talk about her documentary "Dances With Cranes," which tells the story of the innovative way in which a team of conservationists and scientists managed to bring the Whooping Crane from the brink of extinction to a thriving species. You may be surprised how they did it. 

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