Region: North America
Region: North America
“The sadness discernible in some marshes arises, perhaps, from their once having harbored cranes. Now they stand humbled, adrift in history” ~ Aldo Leopold, Marshland Elegy
Region: North America
Region: North America
The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP) and staff with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have captured a hybrid crane chick, referred to as a ‘Whoophill,’ in eastern Wisconsin and will place the chick in captivity. Whoophills are a result of a successful pairing between a Whooping crane and a Sandhill crane. This young hybrid was first noticed at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in Dodge County, Wisconsin in late May.
Region: North America
Crane chicks always cause a bit of a stir, but one in particular is making waves among Wisconsinites near its home in the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge and with Craniacs everywhere.
Region: North America
Region: North America
Region: North America
In 2009, 23 Whooping Cranes (nearly 10% of the world’s population) died when prolonged drought and upstream water use drastically limited fresh water along the coast of Texas. Today, Jim Blackburn, the attorney fighting on behalf of the Whooping Cranes, shared this touching original poem with our team. Now we share it with you and wish you a very happy Earth Day!
Region: North America
This article is reproduced with permission from the Wisconsin Wetlands Association.
Each year in mid-April, more than 2,000 volunteers travel to their local wetlands and favorite birding locations to participate in the Annual Midwest Crane Count. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Crane Count, Wisconsin Wetlands Association member Karen Voss tracked down the history of the count’s inception. Click here for more information about the Crane Count.
