Keeper Talks

During August, two more Whooping Crane chicks reached fledging age in the Eastern Migratory Population!

On the opposite end of Crane City lives a pair of female Black-necked Cranes, Gimli and Glacier. Over the past several years, Gimli and Glacier have laid eggs and have done a fantastic job incubating valuable Whooping Crane eggs. Still, it was high time for them to shine by helping out their own species and raising a chick of their own, preferably a male.

In July, the year's first two chicks fledged in the Eastern Migratory Population!