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2006 Media Advisories and News Releases

After Record-Breaking Ultralight-led Journey, Historic Group of Whooping Cranes Arrives at Florida Wintering Grounds (Dec. 19, 2006)

 

Wild Whooping Cranes Arrive in Florida (Nov. 10, 2006)

 

Sixth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Depart on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida (Oct. 5, 2006)

 

News Release - First Chicks of the Ultralight-led "Class of 2006" Arrive at Wisconsin’s Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (June 27, 2006)

 

First Wild Whooping Crane Chicks Hatch in the Midwest in Over 100 Years (June 23, 2006)

Photos of the whooping crane chicks

 

News Release - Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership Celebrates New Additions as Reintroduced Cranes Become Parents (May 10, 2006)

 

News Release - A Sure Sign of Spring: Wild Whooping Cranes Return to Wisconsin (March 24, 2006)

2005 Media Advisories and News Releases

December 13, 2005 - Fifth Generation of Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Reaches Florida Wintering Grounds

 

December 12, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: Whooping Crane Flyover Location has been changed to the Dunnellon/Marion County Airport

 

Nov. 22, 2005 As Winter Approaches the Midwest, Wild Whooping Cranes Head for Florida

 

Oct. 14, 2005 Fifth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Depart on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida

 

July 2005 - Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes Whooping Crane Chicks of the “Class of 2005”

April 8, 2005 - "Class of 2004" Endangered Whooping Cranes Arrive in Wisconsin

2004 Media Advisories and News Releases

Dec. 12, 2004 - They Did It Again! Whooping Cranes and Ultralights Reach Florida

 

Nov. 22, 2004 - Just Ahead of the Ultralight-led Cranes, Wild Whooping Crane Completes Fall Migration

 

Oct. 10, 2004 - The migration begins!

 

October 5, 2004 Media Advisory: Whooping Cranes Start Migration - On Your Mark, Get Set, Migrate!

 

August 8, 2004 News Release: Three Yearling Whooping Cranes Complete Interrupted Northward Migration, While Another Crane is Located After Months MIA

 

June 16, 2004 News Release: Wisconsin’s Necedah National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes First Whooping Crane Chicks of the “Class of 2004”

 

May 27, 2004 News Release: Whooping Crane Reintroduction Project Meets with Success-and Surprises-but These Endangered Birds Still Face Many Dangers

 

April 20, 2004 News Release: First "Class of 2003" Endangered Whooping Cranes Arrive at Wisconsin’s Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

 

April 1, 2004 News Release:"Class of 2003" Endangered Whooping Cranes Begin Unassisted Migration

 

March 24, 2004 Media Advisory: Whooping Cranes Confirmed in Wisconsin

2003 Media Advisories and News Releases

Fall 2003
News Release: Third Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Completes Ultralight-led Migration, Reaching Winter Home at Florida's Chassahowitzka NWR - Dec. 8, 2003

 

Media Advisory: First Wild Whooping Cranes of 2003 Reach Florida after Unassisted Migration - November 17, 2003

 

News Release: Rare Bird Reintroduction Project Scores a Hat Trick: Third Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Leaves Wisconsin for Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida October 16, 2003

 

Summer 2003
Endangered Cranes Returned to Wisconsin after Summer Vacation in South Dakota August 20, 2003

 

Third Flock of Whooping Crane Chicks Arrives at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin to Prepare for Migration June 20, 2003

 

Spring 2003
First "Class of 2002" Endangered Whooping Cranes Reach Wisconsin April 15, 2003

 

2002 News Releases

November 30, 2002 - Ultra Light-Led Endangered Whooping Cranes Reach Home -- Will Join Four From Last Year's Migration

 

November 22, 2002 - “Lucky Number Seven” is First Whooping Crane to Make 1,300 Mile Solo Flight

 

Media Update: October 13, 2002 - First Leg of Migration Proves Challenging

 

October 13, 2002 Second Whooping Crane Flock Heads to Florida Behing Ultralights

 

June 28, 2002 Final Group of Experimental Whooping Crane Chicks Arrive at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

 

June 12, 2002 Second Flock of Experimental Whooping Crane Chicks Arrive at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

 

April 1, 2002 Media Advisory: All Migratory Whooping Cranes in Florida Are Healthy

 

Jan. 23, 2002 Second Whooping Crane Killed by Bobcat

 

2001 News Releases

U.S Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Reintroduction of Migratory Whooping Cranes to the Eastern United States (March 9, 2001)

 

Sandhill Cranes From Last Year's Sandhill Cranes Migration Study with Ultralight aircraft Have Left Their Wintering Area (March 16, 2001)

 

Ultralight-led Sandhill Cranes Return to Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (May 1, 2001)

 

In Bold Experiment, Ultralight to Lead Whooping Cranes from Wisconsin to Florida (June 20, 2001)

Young Whooping Cranes Trained at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (July 2, 2001)

 

Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership Announces the Death of a Whooping Crane (Sept. 14, 2001)

 

Ultra-light led whooping crane historic migration flight delayed due to weather (Oct. 15, 2001)

 

Weather Delays Migration Another Day (Oct. 16, 2001)

 

Lift Off! Ultralight-led whooping cranes start historic migration (Oct. 17, 2001)

 

Weather Delays Whooper Migration Progress (Oct. 18, 2001)

 

Wayward Crane Returns to Migration (Oct. 19, 2001)

 

High Winds Result in Loss of One Whooping Crane (Oct. 25, 2001)

 

Whooping Cranes Cross Into Indiana (Nov. 3, 2001)

 

Whooping Cranes Arrive in Florida (Nov. 25, 2001)

 

Longest Flight of Endangered Whooping Cranes and Ultralight Aircraft Successfully Ends (Dec. 3, 2001)

 

Whooping Crane Killed by Bobcat (Dec. 18, 2001)

 

Whooping Cranes Acclimating to Chassahowitzka (Dec. 20, 2001)

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