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| ©George W. Bowles, SR. 2003 |
| WHOOPING CRANES |
| The Whooping Crane In the year of 2003, we were lucky enough to witness the success of a migrating group of whooping cranes who had been led to Florida by the Operation Migration team. This year, 2003 they were migrating on their own and two of them had become a pair. We got to see them just southwest of the Muscatatuck refuge in Indiana in the wet-lands of Jackson County. We observed them from the road and did not get out of our cars, because we knew that it was very important for their safety. We did not want to scare them in any way because we knew how precious they were. The Whooping Crane is the most famous endangered bird in North America. As of January 31, 2004 Wild Populations Adult Young Total Aransas/Wood Buffalo 166 28 194 Rocky Mountains 0 0 0 Florida non-migratory 60 15 90* 90 estimated. 75 monitored regularly. Wisconsin/Florida Eastern flock 20 16 36 Wild Subtotal: 246 59 305 Captive Populations Adults Patuxent WRC, MD 59 International Crane Foundation, WI 32 Calgary Zoo, AB. Canada 18 San Antonio Zoo, TX 6 Lowry Park Zoo, FL 2 Audubon Centre for the Research of Endangered Species (ACRES)/New Orleans Zoo, LA 10 Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park 1 Captive Subtotal: 128 Total Whooping Cranes (Wild + Captive): 433 May He bless and protect you as you travel on your Journey |
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| George W. Bowles Sr 2003 |
