Whooping cranes nearly vanished in the mid-20th century, with a 1941 count finding only 16 living birds. Conservation Efforts. Since then, these endangered animals have taken a step back from the ...

Anyone with information about the whooping crane shooting should contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at (985) 882-3756 or the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Lake Charles ...

There is no mistaking a whooping crane for anything else. In the cases in which people have been caught, they have tended to have other convictions, so they’re, unfortunately, not the best of ...

Thousands of people from across the world attend the 28th annual Whooping Crane Festival for a rare opportunity to observe the endangered bird in Port Aransas. Skip Navigation.

Jan. 4—The number of endangered whooping cranes has remained steady at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, but the sandhill crane population has decreased less than two weeks before the refuge's ...

Keefer had attempted to introduce the third whooping crane during the winter of 1948, but the other two whoopers chased him off. With her first mate gone, Josephine was more amenable to meeting Crip.

The 2022 breeding season was a big success for Louisiana’s experimental whooping crane project as eight wild hatched chicks have fledged and been added . 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Meanwhile, less than 100 whooping cranes live in the state, International Crane Foundation Eastern Flyways Program director Anne Lacy told the Journal Sentinel last year. Advertisement More in U.S.

There is no mistaking a whooping crane for anything else. In the cases in which people have been caught, they have tended to have other convictions, so they’re, unfortunately, not the best of ...

Sara Zimorski talks about bringing North America's tallest bird from the brink of extinction.