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One of the rarest North American birds, and also one of the largest and most magnificent. Once fairly widespread on the northern prairies, Show more. Conservation Statistics. 3Available Maps. 2Related Links. Whooping Crane. Grus americana. Species Migration.
Young whooping cranes destined for the Eastern Migratory Population of reintroduced birds completing their first migration, from Wisconsin to Florida, in January 2009, following an ultralight aircraft.
19 Μαρ 2024 · Learn how whooping cranes, the rarest of 15 crane species, face obstacles and threats on their 5,000-mile journey from Canada to Texas. Follow the story of a wild chick captured and banded by scientists in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park.
Population Range and Migration. The whooping crane's primary natural breeding ground is Wood Buffalo National Park, in Canada's Northwest Territories and Alberta.
The best place to find Whooping Cranes is during winter at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. In summer, this population breeds in remote Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada. During migration, you may find Whooping Cranes at classic stopover sites such as Nebraska’s Platte River.
6 Σεπ 2016 · Whooping cranes migrate and overwinter in small but demographically heterogeneous groups 17,21, providing opportunities for social learning via interactions between birds of different ages....
21 Φεβ 2024 · Our captive rearing and release program has been crucial to the success of the reintroduced Eastern Migratory Population. Since 2001, our team has raised and released Whooping Cranes into this wild flock, which has ~75 individuals as of 2023.