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Aransas NWR-Wood Buffalo Flock
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Videos of whooping cranes
from Aransas National Wildlife Refuge |
| Maps and ranges of whooping cranes in North America (with photos) | |
| Want
to see the whoopers in person? The refuge offers several vantage points to
view various families during their winter stay (October to April). If you want a really up-close-and-personal look,
try the charter boat trips. For current boat and pricing information,
check out the Whooping Crane Birding Boat Tours
on Rockport-Fulton's web site.
Be sure to mark the month of February on your calendar for the Annual Celebration of Whooping Cranes and Other Birds in Port Aransas, Texas. FMI: contact the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce/Tourist Bureau, 421 W. Cotter Street, (800) 45COAST or (361) 749-5919. Or Email them at portaransas@centurytel.net. Schedules and registration forms are available through the Port Aransas web site: http://www.portaransas.org |
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| US Whooping Crane Coordinator Reports* Contact the United States Whooping Crane Coordinator (Please keep checking back for updates!) (Need Acrobat Reader? Get it free at  ) |
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February 16, 2010 ANWR cranes
flight census report January 21, 2010 ANWR cranes flight report (263) January 5, 2010 ANWR cranes flight report (264) January 5, 2010 ANWR cranes updated census report |
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December 10, 2009 NEWS ALERT- USFWS - whooping crane shot in
Indiana (off site link) December 2, 2009 ANWR cranes updated census report (208) November 13, 2009 ANWR cranes arriving for winter; census report October 31, 2009 October 2008 to October 2009 recovery activities September 30, 2009 Mortality report; highest in years (PDF report, Tom Stehn) September 30, 2009 ANWR migration-population status (PDF report, Tom Stehn) April 21, 2009 ANWR migration-population status report April 07, 2009 ANWR migration-population status report March 15, 2009 ANWR population status report; record mortality 2008-2009 February 24, 2009 ANWR migration-winter population status report February 11, 2009 ANWR migration-winter population status report January 29, 2009 ANWR migration-winter population status report January 8, 2009 ANWR migration-winter population status report |
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December 5, 2008 ANWR migration status report - crane death |
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December 20, 2007 (253) flock census
report December 04, 2007 (266) flock census report - THE NEW RECORD GROWS AGAIN! November 27, 2007 (261) flock census report - ANOTHER NEW RECORD! November 14-17, 2007 (241) flock census report - A NEW RECORD! November 8, 2007 (211) flock census report November 8, 2007 North American flock semi-annual activity report (Adobe PDF) October 29, 2007 (23) More whoopers and the first twins are here! October 26, 2007 (7) More whoopers are here! October 24, 2007 (1) The first whooper is here! August 15, 2007 (237) flock census report August 09, 2007 (237 flock, 0 ANWR) update April 19, 2007 (237 flock, 7 ANWR) census and dead whooper report April 10, 2007 (237 flock, 72 ANWR) spring migration continues March 14, 2007 (237 flock, 75 ANWR) spring migration is beginning! March 2007 Whooping Crane International Recovery Plan March 08, 2007 (237) spring migration is beginning! February 27, 2007 (237) flock census report |
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December 13, 2006 (227) census report December 06, 2006 (224) census report November 29, 2006 (208 located of 224 present) census report November 22, 2006 (224) aerial census report - A NEW RECORD!! November 15, 2006 (208) aerial census report November 08, 2006 (156) aerial census report November 01, 2006 (48) aerial census report October 20, 2006 (8) aerial census report October 10, 2006 recovery activities Apr-Sept 2006 August 28, 2006 Wood Buffalo chick hatch status update August 28, 2006 whooping crane overall status update! August 25, 2006 Wood Buffalo chick hatch status update June 29, 2006 (3) ANWR plus status report June 6, 2006 (3) aerial census report (summer residents?) May 18, 2006 (5) aerial census report (still hanging around ...) May 03, 2006 (6) aerial census report (hanging around ...) April 26, 2006 (7) aerial census report (just a few left to go!) April 19, 2006 (12) aerial census report (migration is almost done!) April 17, 2006 Whooping Crane Recovery Activities rpt Oct05-Mar06 April 12, 2006 (35) aerial census report (migration is on!) April 05, 2006 (137) aerial census report (migration is on!) March 29, 2006 (195) aerial census report (migration is on!) March 22, 2006 (163) aerial census report (migration is on!) March 01, 2006 (215) aerial census report February 15, 2006 (216) aerial census report February 01, 2006 (218) aerial census report January 11, 2006 (218) aerial census report |
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December
21, 2005 (216) aerial census report |
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December 22, 2004 census update (215) twin chick dies December 15, 2004 census update (216) December 10, 2004 press release; 2nd Kansas crane dies December 01, 2004 census update (216 - A SECOND NEW RECORD!) November 30, 2004 census update (213 - USFWS News Release) November 25, 2004 census update (213 - A NEW RECORD!) November 16, 2004 census update (186) November 10, 2004 census update (142) November 09, 2004 press release; 2 cranes shot in Kansas November 03, 2004 census update (26) October 27, 2004 census update (16) April 2004 to September 2004 report (PDF file) October 20, 2004 census update (13) October 12, 2004 First winter cranes arrive at ANWR! (2) July 2, 2004 Record chick hatch! (66!) May 14, 2004 Poacher sentenced in federal court (0) May 12, 2004 census/spring migration update (0) April 28, 2004 census/spring migration update (3) April 21, 2004 census/spring migration update (3) April 14, 2004 census/spring migration update (9) April 7, 2004 census/spring migration update (109) March 31, 2004 census/spring migration update (167) March 23, 2004 census/spring migration update (181) March 11, 2004 census update October 2003 to February 2004 report (PDF file) February 12, 2004 census update (KS & NE alert) January 7, 2004 census update |
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December 31, 2003 census update December 17, 2003 census update - RECORD BROKEN AGAIN! December 12, 2003 census update - RECORD HIGH PRESS RELEASE! December 10, 2003 census update December 03, 2003 census update November 26, 2003 census update November 20, 2003 PRESS RELEASE on crane shooting November 19, 2003 census update November 12, 2003 census update November 5, 2003 census update October 29, 2003 census update October 23, 2003 census update September 12, 2003 semi-annual status report, April to Sept 2003 May 28, 2003 nesting update April 30, 2003 census update April 23, 2003 census update April 15, 2003 census update April 10, 2003 semi-annual status report, Sept 2002 to March 2003 April 09, 2003 census update April 02, 2003 census update March 26, 2003 census update March 19, 2003 census update March 06, 2003 census update January 08, 2003 census update |
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December 18, 2001 census update November 29, 2001 census update November 21, 2001 census update November 15, 2001 census update November 8, 2001 census update October 27, 2001 census update October 26, 2001 update report April 30, 2001 update report April 27, 2001 census report April 17, 2001 census report April 4, 2001 census report March to August 2001 recovery report March 29, 2001 census report March 24, 2001 status report January 16, 2001 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report + N. TX pair sighted) |
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| December 06, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) November 26, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (Tennesse whooper report) November 22, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) October 27, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) August 03, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (Michigan update) March-August, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (Population status report) April 20, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) March 27, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) March 24, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (update on Florida chick status) March 21, 2000 Whooping Cranes report (Fall and Winter 2000 report, Recovery Program) March 17, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (First whooping crane egg hatches in Florida!!! Plus, ANWR migration status report) March 9, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) February 17, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) February 11, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) February 3, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) January 28, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) January 21, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) January 4, 2000 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) |
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| December 14, 1999 Whooping Cranes status (ANWR migration status report) December 4, 1999 Whooping Cranes status (ANWR migration status report) November 17, 1999 Whooping Cranes status (ANWR migration status report) October 27, 1999 Whooping Cranes update (ANWR migration status report) October 20, 1999 Whooping Cranes begin arriving (ANWR migration status report) August 31, 1999 Whooping Cranes status report (March-August, 1999 populations update) April 30, 1999 Whooping Cranes Florida (second nest lost) April 23, 1999 Whooping Cranes Florida (eggs vanish; post from BirdChat newsgroup) April 22, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration (ANWR migration status from Tom Stehn flight census; whoopers all gone) April 15, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration (migration update emails from Tom Stehn flight census) April 12, 1999 TPWD Press Release (whooping cranes begin migration (press release from Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept) April 8, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration (migration update emails from Tom Stehn flight census) April 1, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration (migration update emails from Tom Stehn flight census) March 25, 1999 Whooping Crane Migration (migration status report) March 12, 1999 Brazos Bend & Bosque del Apache Upds (migration update emails from Tom Stehn flight census) March 11, 1999 Whooping Crane Census Update (Aransas NWR) February 28, 1999 Recovery Program status report Oct 1998 to Feb 1999February 23, 1999 Census Update (includes Brazos Bend/Sabinal sightings) February 16, 1999 Ultralight WC Update (email) February 9, 1999 Census Update (Missing Ultralight Whooper Found in AZ) January 14, 1999 Census Update (ANWR Migration Update) January 11, 1999 Lone Crane (Sabinal/Hwy 90 lone crane reported) January 9, 1999 Census Update (historical dataset table in (PDF format 9KB) January 8, 1999 Census Update (ANWR Migration Update) |
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| December 30, 1998 Census Update (ANWR Migration Update) December 17, 1998 Census Update (Whooper Census and Migration Update) December 09, 1998 Ultralight Whooper Arrives at Bosque (Assc. Press) December 03, 1998 Census Update (Whooper Census & Migration Update) November 25, 1998 Census Update (Whooper Census & Migration Update) November 19, 1998 Census Update (Whooper Census & Migration Update) November 13, 1998 Census Update (Migration Update) November 5, 1998 Census Update (ANWR Migration Update) October 29, 1998 First WC Arrive at Aransas NWR! (Migration Update) October 26, 1998 WC Migration Update (Migration Update) October 26, 1998 Missing Ultralight Whooping Crane Update October 22, 1998 WC Migration Census (Migration Update) October 22, 1998 May-Sept 1998 Population Status (All Populations) October 21, 1998 WhooperStatusUpdate (Migration Update) October 13, 1998 WC Migration Update (Migration Update) September 30, 1998 WC Migration Update (Migration Update) September 24, 1998 WC Migration Update (Migration Update) September 23, 1998 Rocky Mt Group (Migration Update) August 25, 1998 Nesting Report (Wood Buffalo National Park) July 22, 1998 Yellowstone Relocate (Yellowstone Whooper Update) July 14, 1998 Breeding Status Report (Wood Buffalo National Park) April 16, 1998 Latest Census Text Report (updated: to April 16, 1998) April 2, 1998 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Census Report April 1, 1998 World Numbers (Whooper Census and Migration Update) March 31, 1998 Status Report, Wild Flocks 1998: Whooping Crane Peak Winter Populations, 1938 - 1997, Wild Flocks (PDF file, 56K) (Get Acrobat:
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| 1997 Whooping Crane Recovery Activities Report (click left) |
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Resources: |
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International Whooping Crane Recovery Team - follow Operation Migration chicks from Wisconsin to Florida |
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Patuxent Wildlife Research CenterCrane Research Projects |
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Bringing
Back the Whooping Cranes web site |
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Journey
North "Whooping Crane 1998" web site
An Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project; global studies of wildlife migration; posts for educational use and reference. Very nice site. |
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| Corpus Christi Caller-Times coverage: Whooping Crane Description Aransas National Wildlife Refuge |
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Reports and datasets courtesy of Tom Stehn, Whooping Crane Coordinator,
US Fish & Wildlife Service |
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