Keeper Talks
Aug 1, 2024 @ 1 PM – 2 PMJoin our crane husbandry team for Keeper Talks from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through Labor Day at our headquarters. Plan your visit here.
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Whooping Crane Population Holds Steady at 540, but Work Remains to Secure Species’ Future
Annual USFWS aerial surveys estimate 540 Whooping Cranes near Aransas NWR in 2025–2026 — roughly flat with last year’s estimate of 557 — as the species enters its tenth year above 500 individuals.
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Rare Hybrid Wattled-Blue Crane Chick Hatches in South Africa
For the last few years, we have been receiving reports of a lone Wattled Crane among Blue Cranes in Mpumalanga province, eastern South Africa. Never in our wildest dreams did we think a Wattled crane would pair up with a Blue Crane, but the inevitable happened.
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Understanding Egg Predation in the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes
From 2019-2024, our team monitored 81 Whooping Crane nests across Wisconsin to determine the main predators of the population's eggs.
