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  2. Whooping crane - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Record 8 fledged chicks for Louisiana's wild 'whoopers' - AOL

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    A record eight whooping crane chicks have taken wing in Louisiana after hatching in the wild. It’s not just a state record for fledglings of the world's rarest crane, but one for any flock ...

  4. Operation Migration - Wikipedia

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    A conclusion by experts in whooping crane biology that human intervention such as ultralight flights and costumed humans helping to care for chicks has impaired the ability of the cranes to learn the parenting skills necessary to raise chicks in the wild prompted the Fish and Wildlife Service's announcement: Despite the release of 250 whooping ...

  5. Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Migrating whooping cranes arrive on Texas Coast - AOL

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    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 ...

  7. Dallas Zoo offers $12.5K reward after whooping crane found ...

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    The crane was released into the wild as a chick in November 2023 after it was born at the Dallas Zoo. ... Harming whooping cranes — a federally endangered species per the Endangered Species Act ...

  8. Necedah National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    In 2001, the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership raised whooping crane (Grus americana) chicks in the refuge before guiding them to Florida's Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, utilizing ultra-light aircraft to teach the birds the migratory pathway. That population has been successful and by 2010 there were up to 105 migrating birds ...

  9. The crane attacked potential mates. But then she fell ... - AOL

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    The chick of two wild cranes who had been brought to the U.S. illegally and were later rescued by the International Crane Foundation, Walnut was hand-raised by people and bonded with her human ...