Region: North America
Join the Robert Cooper Audubon Society to learn about Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population on Wednesday, October 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Region: North America
This rule change directly threatens the continued recovery of the Endangered Whooping Crane, one of the first species protected by the Endangered Species Act
Region: North America
Today’s actions directly threaten recovery of the Endangered Whooping Crane, one of the first species protected by the Endangered Species Act
Region: North America
This year’s chicks are getting bigger in the Eastern Migratory Whooping Crane population!
Region: North America
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.
Region: North America
From 2019-2024, our team monitored 81 Whooping Crane nests across Wisconsin to determine the main predators of the population’s eggs.
Region: North America
In May, chicks have started hatching in the Whooping Crane Eastern Migratory Population!
Region: North America
In April, the Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population began nesting in Wisconsin!
Region: North America
The International Crane Foundation is deeply concerned following the recent illegal shooting of a Whooping Crane in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana — the second such incident in the parish in less than two months. It is the third time in just over two years that a Whooping Crane has been poached in the parish.
Region: North America
We are teaming up again with the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge—and new in 2026 the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge—to lead our popular monthly Whooping Crane Walks this spring through fall in Wisconsin!
