The Whooping Crane
1800s - 2022 CE
"A symbol of the efforts to save endangered species, whooping cranes are back from the brink of extinction. From 15 or 16 individuals wintering in Texas in 1941 the cranes recovered to 257 individuals in captivity and the wild by April 1995. But between April 2008 and 2009 US Fish and Wildlife reported a 20% loss from the Arkansas flock the sole remaining naturally migrating flock of whooping cranes."
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Protect and restore key habitats in the Guadalupe River basin in Texas.
Support captive breeding and whooping crane reintroduction efforts.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit Operation Migration and Saving Cranes.
Video Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Audio Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
1. Lewis, JC. (1995). Whooping Crane (grus Americana). The Birds of North America Online. Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved here.
2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. What Happened to the Whoopers? Refuge Update. Retrieved here.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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