Whooping cranes are still endangered, with around 800 worldwide and over 500 in Texas. The festival is key ... enough land for them," Julie said. "The habitat is the most important thing.

Whooping cranes are the rarest of the world’s crane species, with just 506 individuals in the Texas population and 79 individuals ... threatened by sea-level rise caused by climate change, habitat ...

Both species of North American cranes—the abundant sandhill crane and the endangered whooping crane—are vulnerable to power ... how sandhill cranes reacted to power lines and identify the habitat ...

There is currently an estimated population of around 506 birds, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials. Recommended Videos U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Whooping Crane Coordinator Wade ...

Both the whooping crane ... winters along the Texas coast around the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, which is also threatened by sea-level rise. The crane is also jeopardized by pesticides, ...

PORT ARANSAS, Texas — Thousands ... and make sure we preserve their habitat." Garland said plans are underway to further support the conservation of whooping cranes in the future.