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Journey behind a very special guide. for the last ten years "operation migration" has been leading the cranes south behind this special tiny aircraft known as an ultralight. >> they're just learning their wings. they're just on their first big adventure. sometimes they're very insecure. sometimes they're overly confident. >> reporter: whooping cranes, the largest north american bird at five feet tall with a seven-foot wing span, all but disappeared from the planet. there were as few as 15. 15 in the 1940s. but through conservation efforts like this their numbers have grown to several hundred. ...

Pilots. but the faa says ultralights can only be flown for recreational, not commercial use. for a creature that faced down extinction, red tape seems like a mind-boggling obstacle. and the faa agreed, granting a waiver for the flight to continue. so these birds will fly again on their guided mission to salvation. john berman, abc news, new york. >> so "operation migration" also works with canadian geese and sandhill cranes. but riding -- flying that little aircraft, their arms are up, it seems like they would get tired. have you ever flown anything like that? >> no. oh, is there -- see, there...

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