| The Magnificant Whooping Crane: Wildlife and Endangered Spec... |
The Whooping Crane and other Endangered Species & wildlife in Alberta, Canada and North America |
| Whooping cranes face uphill battle: Disease, oil spills or other calamities could easily derail conservation efforts |
An Edmonton Journal story about the current state of the Whooping Cranes. |
| Endangered cranes to get on right flight path |
An Edmonton Journal story about reintroducing the whooping crane. |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Whooping Cranes |
Technical information from the US fish and wildlife service. |
| Whooping Crane by AMNH |
Whooping Crane Grus americana CONSERVATION: reintroduction efforts; captive-breeding programs; wildlife refuges; CITES trade restrictions Elegant Bird . . . |
| Wild Texas: Whooping Crane (Grus americana) |
Texas wildlife identification and viewing guide: Whooping Crane (Grus americana) |
| Whooping Crane: Spectacular Dancers |
Unique to North America, whooping cranes ("Grus americana") stand about five feet tall, have sinewy necks, long legs, and a wing span of about seven-and-a-half feet. |
| Whooping crane, Links, Endangered Species: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE DIVISION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES == [[Return to the Endangered Species Home Page.] . [Click the ^ symbol anywhere below to return here.] Crane, whooping * (Grus americana) (USFWS photo/Steve Hillebrand) . . * Other.. |
| WHOOPING CRANE, Grus americana, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
Source: Endangered and Threatened Species of the Southeastern United States (The Red Book) FWS Region 4 -- As of 1/95 WHOOPING CRANE Grus americana FAMILY: Gruidae STATUS: Endangered, ... |
| Whooping Crane -- PRESP |
Photo and description below from the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife description of the Whooping Crane Status: Federal Endangered Description: The whooping crane is the largest wading bird in North ... |
| Whooping Crane - Grus americana |
Whooping Crane Grus americana If you would like to be notified when new images are added, be sure to sign up for our mailing list. Nature.Net Home Page | Forums | Audubon Watercolors Letters and Comments | Mailling List | Technical Problems.. |
| Whooping Crane (Grus americana) |
Wildlife Rehabilitation Database. Home. Avian Index. Species. Whooping Crane. Scientific Name. Grus americana. Respiration Rate. * Heart Rate. * Body... |
| Whooping Crane |
Spices: Grus americana The Whooping Crane is one of the largest North American birds and one of the most seriously endangered. Standing nearly 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and with a 2.3 m (7.5 ft) wingspread, it is larger than the much more common North American sandhill crane, G. canadensis. |
| Whooping Crane |
Whooping Crane Grus americana by Kathy Prout Grulla Blanca en Español: This page is also available in Spanish. Anyone who wonders whether the effort to save endangered cranes can really do any good should know the story of the Whooping crane (Grus. |
| Whooping Crane |
Whooping Crane Grus americana Endangered Never very abundant, the whooping crane suffered in the late 1800s from indiscriminate shooting, habitat disturbance, and the draining of the large, isolated marshes that it frequented. In 1941 there were.. |
| Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention, 7 |
The Ramsar Library. Wetlands, Biodiversity and the Ramsar Convention. Edited by A. J. Hails (Ramsar, 1996 [1997]) CHAPTER 7. THE NORTH AMERICAN... |
| Thousand Cranes Peace Network - Crane Lore |
The Crane family All cranes are large birds which inhabit wetlands, equipped with long legs for wading and a long neck and long sharp-pointed bill for feeding on tubers and small animals. |
| The Cranes |
The Cranes Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan Back | Table of Contents | Crane Biology | Sandhill Crane | Whooping Crane The central population of the endangered Siberian Crane at Keoladeo National Park in India. The population contained... |
| Texas - Whooping Crane - Grus Americana |
Whooping Crane - Grus Americana. STATUS: Endangered with critical habitat. CRITICAL HABITAT: In Texas, a designated area of land, water, and air... |
| PMA: Eggs of Alberta - Whooping Crane |
Grus americana, Cranes"> The Provincial Museum of Alberta Whooping Crane Grus americana Order & Family Description Clutch Size Egg Size Gruiformes Rallidae Subelliptical. Colour is greenish-olive to buff with brown spots and blotches. 2 eggs 100 x. |
| PIRG: Wildlife Need Wild Places: GRUS AMERICANA Whooping Crane |
[Report Home | Previous Page | Next Page ] Wildlife Need Wild Places: Spotlight on Species GRUS AMERICANA Whooping Crane Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Called viejos del agua or "old men of the water," whooping cranes are the... |
| Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter |
A presentation of bird photographs, songs, identification tips, distribution maps, and life history information for North American birds, and a forum... |
| Meet the Whooping Crane |
Meet the Whooping Crane Species name: Whooping Crane (Grus americana) Habitat: Wilderness wetlands. Range: Breeds in northern Canada and winters in Texas. Population: In 1997, there were 174 in Texas, 64 in Florida, and over 100 in captivity. .. |
| Marcus G. Martin's Bird Photo Gallery |
(A little less abridged every year) Bird photos taken by Marcus G. Martin on various birding trips to places including Alaska, Antarctica, Florida, Mexico, Minnesota, New Mexico, South Africa, Utah, and Wisconsin. |
| Index of Species in the family Gruidae (Cranes) |
Gruidae (Cranes) Code Common Name Scientific Name 40-1 Common Crane Grus grus 40-2 Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis 40-3 Hooded Crane Grus monacha 40-4 Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 40-5 Manchurian Crane Grus japonensis 40-6 Whooping Crane Grus. |
| Fragile Legacy |
Whooping Crane (Grus americana) Status: Federal Endangered, State Endangered Description: The whooping crane is the largest wading bird in North America, standing 4-5 feet (1.5 m) tall. |
| Endangered Species on the Net |
Endangered and Threatened Bird Species OWL mainpage Geographical Programs Alberta's At Risk Wildlife ; http://www.afternet.com/~teal/species.html The Action Plan for Australian Birds ; http://www.anca.gov.au/plants/threaten/birdap1.htm Threatened Australian Bird Taxa ; http: |
| Cranes |
Cranes Black Crowned Crane - Balearica pavonina pavonina ZooNet Image Archives Brolga ..Australian A to Z Animal Archive..Animals Pets Australia Emus Koalas K Crane - Grus grus Michel Roggo, Wildlife Photography Demoiselle Crane - Anthropoides.. |
| crane (zoology) |
crane In zoology, a large, wading bird of the family Gruidae, order Gruiformes, with long legs and neck, short powerful wings, a naked or tufted head, and unwebbed feet. The hind toe is greatly elevated, and has a sharp claw. Cranes are marsh- and. |
| BIRDS DESIGNATED BY COSEWIC AS ENDANGERED |
Birds Designated Endangered in Canada [as of April 1996] Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada(COSEWIC) Taxonomic listing of bird species, subspecies, and populations that have been designated endangered by COSEWIC: |
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| Whooping Cranes Take Flight in Florida |
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