The only remaining wild population of
whooping cranes breeds in Canada and winters in the United States.
Examination of a juvenile
whooping crane by individuals in hoods and costumes.
On May 23, 1967, Ray Erickson from Patuxent WRC and Ernie Kuyt from the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) collected three eggs from
whooping crane nests at Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park and delivered them to Patuxent WRC to start the captive breeding flock.
(1.) Maurer, Joan; Reichenberg Betsy; Kelley, Cristin; and Hartup, Barry K., "The Effects of Anticoagulant Choice and Sample Processing Time on Hematologic Values of Juvenile
Whooping Cranes" (2010).
Although TAP attempted to establish that licensing resulted in
whooping crane deaths, the number of contingencies manipulating the chain of causation demonstrates the lack of foreseeability.
The
whooping crane is an endangered species and a subject of extensive conservation efforts, therefore it is desirable to have a better understanding of the relative importance of various food items in its diet.
guidance for a potential
whooping crane HCP, the discussion then turns
Caption: Sara, the federally endangered
whooping crane (Grus Americana).
We collected 528
whooping crane chick observations from 19 different chicks (13 different nesting pairs) between 2010 and 2012.
Report, Nature Conservancy and the Platte River
Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Maintenance Trust, Alda, NE.
The man who saved the
whooping crane; the Robert Porter Allen story.
The
whooping crane is North America's tallest bird, standing more than 1.52 meters high as adults, and wingspan can reach almost 243 cm.