Join our outreach staff for a fun crane banding and tracking activity at the Dane County Park’s Environmental Fun Fair on July 14 at the Lussier Family Heritage Center in Madison, Wisconsin!
Address: 3101 Lake Farm Rd Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Below is the most recent update for the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes. During December, the 2024 cohort appears to be doing well!
Captive-rearing programs have successfully bolstered the number of Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population (EMP) from the initial releases of captive-reared juveniles in 2001 to the present.
As the human population grows, the demand for energy, especially from renewable resources such as wind and solar, has drastically increased. This has accelerated the construction of wind turbines, solar farms, and power lines in the United States. When new energy infrastructure is placed in or near crane habitats, it can disrupt their movement patterns and reduce available resources.
