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WILD POPULATIONS |
ADULT |
YOUNG |
TOTAL |
PAIRS |
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Aransas/Wood Buffalo |
227 |
39 |
266 |
72 |
The total of 266 Whooping cranes is this population’s current estimated current size. 64 chicks hatched this spring from a record 66 nests but they are not added to the count until they reach the Aransas Refuge in the fall.
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Florida Non-Migratory |
33 |
0 |
33 |
12 |
No chicks fledged in the wild in 2008. The total of 33 birds reflects those regularly monitored in Florida. However, a few additional cranes could be present in unknown locations.
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Eastern Migratory |
70 |
28 |
98 |
11 |
Five breeding facilities (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, International Crane Foundation, Calgary Zoo, San Antonio Zoo, and Species Survival Center in New Orleans) either provided eggs or hatched and raised chicks in 2008. Four eggs came from abandoned wild nests in Wisconsin and were successfully hatched at Patuxent. Approximately 28 chicks are being raised for the release programs in central Wisconsin (19 ultralight, 9 direct autumn release). As of July 15 none of these have yet fledged.
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Totals in the Wild |
330 |
67 |
397 |
95 |
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Captive Populations |
ADULT |
YOUNG |
TOTAL |
PAIRS |
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, MD |
63 |
*2 |
65 |
13 |
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International Crane Foundation, WI |
35 |
0 |
35 |
11 |
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Devonian Wildlife Conservation Centre, AB |
22 |
0 |
22 |
6 |
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Species Survival Center, LA |
11 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
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Calgary Zoo, AB |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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New Orleans Zoo, LA |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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San Antonio Zoo, TX |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
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Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, FL |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Jacksonville Zoo, FL |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Milwaukee County Zoo, WI |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Totals in Captivity |
148 |
2 |
150 |
32 |
*These young are genetic holdbacks and will remain in captivity as future breeding stock
Note: The above table does not reflect captive young that have entered the 2008 reintroduction programs.
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WHOOPING CRANE POPULATION TOTALS - July 14/08 |
ADULT |
YOUNG |
TOTAL |
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In the Wild |
330 |
67 |
397 |
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In Captivity |
148 |
2 |
150 |
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Totals |
480 |
69 |
549 |
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