Whooping Crane Eastern Population Update – January 2025. Below is the most recent update for the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes. During December, the 2024 cohort …

During the 2022-23 wintering period, the population size was an estimated 536 birds. The population has remained stable over the last two years, while the long-term growth rate in the …

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated the abundance of whooping cranes in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population for the winter of 2022–2023. Survey results indicated 536 whooping …

Mar 4, 2025 · The Eastern Population of sandhill cranes was estimated at 107,140 in fall 2022, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The migratory flock of endangered whooping …

The conservation of the whooping crane, a migratory species native to North America, is a critical effort aimed at preventing the extinction of these majestic birds. Once numbering as high as …

Sep 1, 2012 · The Crane Trust is one of five research groups involved in a remote-tracking study of whooping cranes in the world’s only self-sustaining flock—the Aransas-Wood Buffalo …

Of the 67 nests detected in 2012, five were in new territories (all within WBNP) and five were outside of the national park (two in the Lobstick Creek area, and three north of the Nyarling …

Dec 1, 2023 · By 1941, only 21 whooping cranes existed in the wild. Thanks to dedicated conservation efforts over the past 80 years, the global population has slowly rebounded, but …

5 days ago · Today, the whooping crane population stands at an estimated 536 individuals in the wild, with at least 88 juveniles and 203 adult pairs. This number represents a significant …

3 days ago · Migrating birds seen by Crane Trust Conservation Fellow Matt Urbanksi. Video provided by Crane Trust in 2023. The number of sandhill cranes stopping in the central Platte …

Nov 29, 2023 · The whooping crane is one of the most endangered species in North America. As of 2023, there are only about 500 whooping cranes left in the wild. Their population has been …

Feb 3, 2024 · An introduced population of whooping cranes now nests in the eastern U.S. and migrates to Florida for the winter. The current eastern migratory population numbers around …

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated the abundance of whooping cranes in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population for the winter of 2021–2022. Survey results indicated 543 whooping …

Feb 20, 2025 · Due to habitat loss and hunting in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, whooping crane numbers plunged, to the point that just fifteen birds remained by 1941. An …

Once on the brink of extinction, the whooping crane population has shown signs of recovery thanks to conservation efforts. As of the latest census data, there are approximately 800 …

Below is the most recent update for the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes. During August, our wild-hatched chick has reached fledging!

Whooping Crane Eastern Population Update – February 2025. During January, most of the Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population stayed on their typical wintering …

Mar 3, 2025 · “If [the virus] gets into a small number of [whooping cranes], that’s a large percentage of the population,” says Diana Boon, director of conservation medicine for the …

Oct 1, 2011 · Update on Whooping Crane population as distributed by Robert Russell, bird biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in St. Paul. The Aransas-Wood Buffalo …

Population 800 4.2% increase per year over the past 20 years Once on the brink of extinction in the mid-20th century due to overhunting and widespread habitat loss, it stands as a testament …

Whooping Cranes 31-16 and W2-21 prepare for fall migration in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, in early September 2022. Below is the most recent update for the Eastern Migratory Population …