Thousands of Cranes Take Flight in One of Earth's Last Great Migrations
Around 600000 Sandhill cranes flock to Nebraska’s Central Platte River Valley each spring in one of the world’s largest and oldest remaining bird migrations. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta There the cranes thrive on corn, the most abundant local food source. The species is incredibly resilient, but they face a loss of wetland habitat and the effects of climate change – so their resilience cannot be taken for granted. Read more about the annual sandhill crane migration in "This Is What One of the La