Kathleen Kaska on Writing About Robert Porter Allen and Whooping Cranes

         





Allen in his
office.


Learning of
Robert Porter Allen’s story, and seeing the whooping cranes myself on numerous
occasions at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, inspired me to bring
attention to Allen’s work preserving these magnificent birds. In 1984, I had the
opportunity while studying marine biology at the University of Texas Marine
Science Institute, to observe