2001 News Releases from the
Migratory Whooping Crane Reintroduction Project

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)

Photos from the 2001 Migration

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