NEOSHO, MO. -- A hunter in southwest Missouri saw a rare sight recently.
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The hunter spotted two whooping cranes.
Sightings have been rare in Missouri for decades.
The birds traditionally make migrating stopovers in Kansas.
The large, endangered birds migrate from Canada to the Gulf Coast in the fall.
The Conservation Department says there are fewer than 500 whooping cranes left in the wild.
The birds were spotted near Neosho earlier this week.
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