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Human-guided migration or human-led migration is a method of restoring migratory routes of birds bred by humans for their reintroduction into the wild. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a technique especially used for endangered species in which the loss of individuals and territories has caused the disappearance of their migratory routes.
Operation Migration-USA Inc was established in 1999 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In collaboration with the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership, Operation Migration participated in the reintroduction of endangered Whooping cranes into eastern North America beginning in 2001 and continuing until the last small flock was led south in 2015 ...
The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America, [3] [1] named for its "whooping" calls. Along with the sandhill crane ( Antigone canadensis ), it is one of only two crane species native to North America, and it is also the tallest North American bird species. [ 3 ]
While sandhill cranes spend the warm months in places across the Midwest such as Minnesota, Michigan and all over Wisconsin, there are only a few spots that have big enough bodies of water and ...
It's estimated that more than 600,000 sandhill cranes pass through this region each spring, which is about 80% of the world’s sandhill population.
Nearly 1,000 casualties highlight need to dim city lights. Meanwhile, here are chances to safely view migratory birds.
In 2001, the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership raised whooping crane (Grus americana) chicks in Wisconsin's Necedah National Wildlife Refuge then guided them to the Chassahowitzka NWR for the winter. Despite severe mortality from hurricanes in 2007, the re-introduction has been successful and by 2010 there were up to 105 migrating birds ...
In western Nebraska, the banks and riverbed of the Platte provide a green oasis amid an otherwise semi-arid region of North America. The central Platte River valley is an important stopover for migratory water birds, such as the whooping crane and sandhill crane, in their yearly traversal of the Central Flyway. Fossil evidence in the Platte ...