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A Great White Bird
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A Great White Bird

1976-01-01 · 51 min · ★ 8.0

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This film documents the efforts of a group of Canadians and Americans to save the whooping crane from extinction. They display great determination in their dealings with this independent, pre-Ice Age creature. The issues of wild animals imprinting on people and the preservation of wild animals in captivity are examined in this film. Produced in cooperation with the Canadian Wildlife Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Michael McKennirey
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Ian MacNeillNarrator

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