Region: North America
Six wild-hatched Whooping Crane chicks in Wisconsin survived to flight stage in 2018, the most since the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership began restoring a migratory population of the endangered birds in the eastern United States.
The good news comes as the number of endangered wild Whooping Cranes in the west topped the 500 mark, with an estimated 505 Whoopers in a population that migrates from nesting grounds at Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada to winter habitat in Aransas, Texas.
Region: North America
“The haunting calls of the world’s cranes are sadder today because they have lost a devoted friend, and the conservation community has lost a true hero.” ~ Kenneth Strom, National Audubon Society
On September 19, 2018, we lost a dear friend and champion for the conservation of cranes and wetlands, Jim Harris.
Region: North America
Our South African Drakensberg team completed the KwaZulu-Natal crane aerial survey in August in collaboration with our partners Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. One of the main observations we made during the survey were larger numbers and flocks of Wattled Cranes with much fewer breeding pairs.
Region: North America
Grasshopper and Hemlock’s two chicks explore Horicon Marsh after their release.
Media contact: Anne Lacy, Crane Research Coordinator, 608-356-9462 ext.146
Baraboo, Wis. – A reintroduction success story took place this past weekend, when a Whooping Crane family returned to Wisconsin, flown North courtesy of Windway Capital Corp. of Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Region: North America
It is a day to learn about endangered species and how we can help protect them. In celebration of the 13th annual Endangered Species Day on May 18, 2018, we created this “top ten” list about Whooping Cranes to help you learn more about this imperiled – and endangered – species:
Region: North America
Region: North America
International Crane Foundation captive flock grows by six Whooping Cranes
Media Contact: Pamela Seelman, 608-356-9462 ext. 120
BARABOO, WI – Three pairs of breeding Whooping Cranes recently moved to Crane City at the International Crane Foundation, relocating from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland.
Region: North America
Pictured are Houston Zoo Conservation Director Renee Bumpus, International Crane Foundation Co-founder George Archibald and Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator Corrina Holfus, Houston Zoo CEO Lee Ehmke, Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Hentz, International Crane Foundation President & CEO Rich Beilfuss and Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce Public Relations and Special Events Manager Joan Garland.
Region: North America
In 1964, a juvenile Whooping Crane with a broken wing was retrieved from Wood Buffalo National Park in subarctic Canada. He was named CAN-US by the two countries fervently working to save the last remaining Whooping Cranes. At that time, the outlook for Whooping Cranes was bleak.
