We are excited to announce that there are four new Whooping Cranes flying over the wetlands of Wisconsin! Each spring, Whooping Cranes return to their home marshes, pile vegetation high to build their nests, and carefully lay up to two eggs. They incubate their eggs for about a month, and then fuzzy little Whooping Crane chicks hatch.
During August, two more Whooping Crane chicks reached fledging age in the Eastern Migratory Population!
In July, the year’s first two chicks fledged in the Eastern Migratory Population!
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.
This rule change directly threatens the continued recovery of the Endangered Whooping Crane, one of the first species protected by the Endangered Species Act
Today’s actions directly threaten recovery of the Endangered Whooping Crane, one of the first species protected by the Endangered Species Act
This year’s chicks are getting bigger in the Eastern Migratory Whooping Crane population!
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.
From 2019-2024, our team monitored 81 Whooping Crane nests across Wisconsin to determine the main predators of the population’s eggs.
In May, chicks have started hatching in the Whooping Crane Eastern Migratory Population!
