Whooping Crane Recovery Activities: 2022 Breeding Season to 2023 Spring Migration

Whooping Crane Recovery Activities: 2022 Breeding Season to 2023 Spring Migration
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Author(s)
Kevin McAbee
Whooping Crane Coordinator
Ecological Services
Additional Role(s)
Humpback chub recovery team lead
Expertise
Recovery planning and implementation,
ESA Partnerships,
Interagency consultation,
Nonnative fish management,
Partnership development,
Water management for endangered species
Asheville,NC
John Conkin
Publication date
Type of document
Annual Report
Facility
Coastal marsh under a bright blue sky
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is best known as the wintering home of the last wild flock of endangered whooping cranes. Visitors can enjoy stunning scenery, a diversity of wildlife, and a variety of recreational opportunities.
National Wildlife Refuge
Austwell,TX
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Program
A large bird with brown feathers, white head, and yellow beak flies against a pale blue sky
The Migratory Bird Program works with partners to protect, restore and conserve bird populations and their habitats for the benefit of future generations by: ensuring long-term ecological sustainability of all migratory bird populations, increasing socioeconomic benefits derived from birds,...
Program
Washington,DC
A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.
Program
Washington,DC
Species
Two large white birds with spindly legs and black tips on their wings coming in for a landing in a wetland

The whooping crane occurs only in North America and is North America’s tallest bird, with males approaching 1.5 m (5 ft) when standing erect. The whooping crane adult plumage is snowy white except for black primaries, black or grayish alula (specialized feathers attached to the upper leading end...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Ecosystem
Coastal
Prairie
Wetland
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Migratory birds
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Southwest
Southeast