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I currently have no idea what my final project topic will be, but I decided for now to look into the case of the Mississippi sandhill crane, about which I already know a little and am interested in learning more.

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Forsberg, Michael. "Hovering on the Edge of Existence." National Wildlife 43.6 (2005) : 22- 30. Print.

This secondary article gives an overview of this species' history, tracing its decline as well as the reasons for it and responses to it. While it did offer more detail than I previously knew, it did not offer much new information.

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Ellis, David H. et al. "Post-Release Survival of Hand-Reared and Parent-Reared Mississippi Sandhill Cranes." Condor 102:1 (2000) : 104-112. Print.

This article described a study conducted comparing hand-reared with parent-reared cranes. This offered good data and could serve (and possibly has served) as a jumping-off point for other researchers; the hand-rearing detailed in this study was not done in costume, which may affect the outcome.