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Most Recent:

April 18, 2011: Citizen Tip Leads to Closure of Whooping Crane Shooting in Indiana

 

2011 News Releases

News Release: Second Whooping Crane Found Dead at Weiss Lake, Alabama - Reward in Alabama Whooping Crane Deaths now at $23,250

(February 18, 2011)

 

News Release: Ultralight-led Whooping Crane Found Dead in Alabama $6,000 Reward Offered for Information on the Killing of Whooping Crane 12-04 (February 9, 2011)

 

News Release: Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership Releases Five Year Strategic Plan: Moving Toward a Sustainable Eastern Migratory Population (Feb. 1, 2011)

 

News Release: Wildlife Agencies Investigating the Deaths of Three Whooping Cranes in South Georgia (Jan. 5, 2011)

 

2010 News Releases

News Release: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Arrive at First Wintering Destination in Florida (Dec. 16, 2010)

 

News Release: Wild Whooping Crane Chicks Fledge in Wisconsin (September 1, 2010)

 

News Release: Young Whooping Cranes Will Learn Migration Route from their Elders (July 21, 2010)

 

News Release: First Whooping Cranes of the "Class of 2010" Arrive at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (July 1, 2010)

 

Media Advisory: Six Wild Whooping Crane Chicks Currently Being Raised by Reintroduced Crane Pairs in Wisconsin! (June 15, 2010)

 

News Release: Wild Whooping Crane Chicks Hatch at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (June 3, 2010)

 

News Release: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Arrive at Final Wintering Destination in Florida (January 21, 2010)

 

News Release: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Arrive at First Wintering Destination in Florida (January 14, 2010)

 

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service News Release: Ultralight Migration Leads 20 Endangered Whooping Cranes into Georgia (January 7, 2010)

2009 News Releases

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service News Release: With Anonymous Contribution, Reward for Information on Shooting of Whooping Crane in Indiana Reaches $10,000 (Dec. 18, 2009)

 

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service News Release: Endangered Whooping Crane, Prominent in Species Recovery Success Story, Found Shot Near Cayuga, Indiana

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offers $2,500 Reward for Information on Shooting

 

News Release: Ultralight Migration Leads 20 Endangered Whooping Cranes over the Skies of Illinois (Nov. 5, 2009)

 

News Release: Young Whooping Cranes Will Learn Migration Route from their Elders (Oct. 26, 2009)

 

News Release: Ninth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Depart on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida (Oct. 23, 2009)

 

News Release: Ultralight-led whooping crane migration set to begin October 10 (Oct. 8, 2009)

 

Statement: WCEP Statement on Nesting Studies (October 2, 2009)

 

News Release: First Whooping Cranes of the "Class of 2009" Arrive at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (June 26, 2009)

 

News Release: Wild Whooping Crane Chick Hatches at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (June 21, 2009)

 

News Release: Wild Whooping Cranes Return to Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (March 23, 2009)

 

News Release: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Arrive at Florida Wintering Grounds (Jan. 23, 2009)

 

News Release: Ultralight-Led Whooping Cranes Soon Expected at their Final Destinations in Florida (Jan. 15, 2009)

2008 Media Advisories and News Releases

News Release: Ultralight Migration Leads 14 Endangered Whooping Cranes over the Skies of Kentucky (December 1, 2008)

 

News Release: Eighth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Depart on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida (Oct. 17, 2008)

 

News Release: First Whooping Cranes of the "Class of 2008" Arrive at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (June 26, 2008)

 

Statement: WCEP statement on Class of 2008 winter site decision (Feb. 7, 2008)

 

News Release: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Arrive at Florida Wintering Grounds (January 27, 2008)

2007 Media Advisories and News Releases

News Release: Seventeen Endangered Whooping Cranes Take to the Sky on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida (October 13, 2007)

 

Statement: Statement on Swap of Eggs at Wild Whooping Crane Nest in Wisconsin (June 12, 2007)

 

News Release: Whooping Crane Recovery Plan Revised (May 30, 2007) View the Whooping Crane Recovery Plan

 

News Release: Kohlers and Windway Capital Corp. Flight Team Honored for Support of Whooping Crane Reintroduction (May 9, 2007)

 

Statement WCEP Statement on the Death of Crane 15-06 (May 1, 2007)

 

Statement WCEP Statement on the Cause of Death of 17 Juvenile Whooping Cranes (April 17, 2007)

 

News Release - Wild Whooping Cranes Returning to Wisconsin for Summer Season (March 16, 2007)

 

Statement - Why are the WCEP whooping cranes kept in the pen at the winter release site? (Feb. 13, 2007)

 

News Release - One Endangered Juvenile Whooping Crane Discovered Alive in Florida (Feb. 4, 2007)

 

News Release - Loss of Whooping Cranes at Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge After Storms Hit Central Florida (Feb. 2, 2007)

 

News Releases from 2001 thru 2006

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