Eleven whooping cranes raised at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland are being reintroduced to Louisiana, where habitat destruction all but wiped out the species decades ago.

As pilot Jim Bredy banks hard for another pass, he and his two passengers press their faces against the glass, squinting to spot familiar white smudges on the ground—adult whooping cranes—with ...

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About one whooping crane dies each year from a power line strike in the eastern migratory ... Equipped with binoculars, a video camera, and strong coffee, I meticulously recorded crane reactions, ...

The species require wetlands for survival, an ongoing fight or flight for breeding grounds. “Our whooping cranes continue to ...

By the 1950s, they had vanished from Louisiana. The department’s Whooping Crane Reintroduction Project has released more than 150 birds that were hatched in captivity or brought to Louisiana ...

A rare bird species that once vanished from Louisiana is making a steady comeback as four more whooping cranes were released into the wild last month. The release of the young birds, which were ...

Species like bison and the endangered whooping crane are expected to benefit from these programs. “Through these awards, and in partnership with Tribes, NGOs, state partners, and others ...