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The International Crane Foundation's office in Rockport, Texas, was demolished in 2017 by Hurricane Harvey, but will be rebuilt. [13] The office was located near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, an area that sustains the last naturally occurring flock of whooping cranes.
Whooping cranes are also protected by Goose Island State Park, which was established by the State of Texas in 1931. [9] Other birds that migrate to the bay include the sandhill crane, American white pelican, brown pelican, roseate spoonbill, [1] great blue heron and Canada goose. [2] The blue crab and other shellfish, help sustain the bird ...
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 ]
Nov. 7—AUSTIN — On Nov. 1, the first pair of whooping cranes of the year were spotted flying toward the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the southwest side of San Antonio Bay. Their arrival ...
A group of Oklahoma hunters are accused of killing endangered whooping cranes and hiding the bodies — but one of the birds wasn’t dead.. The four men, all between 32 and 43 years old, shot the ...
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These unique and diverse estuarine habitats in the western Gulf of Mexico support a host of endangered and threatened species including the endangered whooping crane. Traditional activities within the reserve include boating, fishing, hunting, oil and gas extraction, shellfish harvesting, camping and recreational activities.
The cities of Fulton and Rockport were established on Aransas Bay in the late 19th century, and later expanded development along most of the eastern shore of Copano Bay. Such developments include Copano Village , which registered 210 residents in 2000, [ 9 ] and the 1,000 resident Holiday Beach community just west of Goose Island State Park on ...