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Whooping crane - Wikipedia 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] with an estimated 22–30+ year life
#TBT: How the 1937 creation of Aransas National Wildlife . . . The whooping crane remains on the endangered species list By the 1940s, the refuge was officially known as the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and became part of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service
Wood Buffalo National Park - Wikipedia Wood Buffalo Park contains the only natural nesting habitat for the endangered whooping crane Known as Whooping Crane Summer Range, it is classified as a Ramsar site It was identified through the International Biological Program
Robert Porter Allen - Wikipedia The whooping crane was a bird almost driven to extinction by early Americans and their hunting habits Allen discovered that unlike the flamingos the whooping crane can reproduce in small numbers and live a long time This made conservation efforts much easier, once a large group was established in protected areas
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia There are reportedly 20 nesting pairs of bald eagles on the refuge, and there have been several sightings of the endangered whooping crane Numerous mammals can also be found here such as the American black bear, the Rocky Mountain elk, moose, mule deer, pronghorn, beaver, mink and badger
Whooping Crane Summer Range - Wikipedia Whooping Crane Summer Range is a 16,895-km 2 wetland complex in the boreal forests of northern Alberta and southwestern Northwest Territories in Canada It is the only natural nesting habitat for the endangered whooping crane
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,696-acre (176 83 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northern Juneau County, Wisconsin near the village of Necedah It was established in 1939 and is famous as the northern nesting site for reintroduction of an eastern United States population of the endangered whooping crane