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The greater sandhill crane proper initially suffered most; by 1940, probably fewer than 1,000 birds remained. Populations have since increased greatly again. At nearly 100,000, they are still fewer than the lesser sandhill crane, which, at about 400,000 individuals continent-wide, is the most plentiful extant crane. [26] [40]
The Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1975 to safeguard the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane and its unique disappearing wet pine savanna habitat. The refuge consists of more than 19,000 acres (77 km 2) in four units and is now part of the Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
The International Crane Foundation also has a "Sandhill Crane Finder" tool that allows birdwatchers to see an updated map of where crane populations can be found near their area.
The species with the smallest estimated population is the whooping crane, which is conservatively thought to number 50–249 mature individuals, [5] and the one with the largest is the sandhill crane, which has an estimated population of 450,000–550,000 mature individuals.
As many as 35,000 sandhill cranes will pass through Eastern Washington on their spring migration, and one of the best ways to see the birds en masse is at the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival ...
The sandhill crane is a symbol of changing seasons in New Mexico, and the scientific questions left to be answered about the bird are nearly boundless. Crane questions Ethan Gyllenhaal pulled out ...
Sandhill Crane Viewing Area Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area is a hunting & fishing wildlife area administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resource's Division of Fish & Wildlife. The Division of Fish & Wildlife is dedicated to providing a quality hunting & fishing area while maintaining 8,179 acres of wetland, upland and woodland ...
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]