🐦DYK that nearly all of the world's last wild Whooping Cranes depend on the wetlands of the Boreal Forest to breed? Once facing near extinction – only about 20 remained in the 1940s – these birds now nearly number 600, thanks to conservation efforts. During the summer months, they migrate to the lush, food-rich wetlands of the northern boreal, where they will breed, nest, and raise their young before heading all the way down to Texas for the winter months. When we conserve the Boreal Forest, we