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2012 Spring Updates

View the latest nest survey results and adult crane locations.

WCEP Public Service Announcement - Video

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News Releases

2012 News Releases and Announcements

May 1, 2012: Wild Whooping Crane Chick Hatches in Central Wisconsin

 

April 17, 2012: Spring Migration is Underway for the “Class of 2011” Whooping Cranes

 

April 16, 2012: Monthly Update for March: locations of eastern migratory population

 

April 10, 2012: Please Keep A Distance From Cranes

 

April 4, 2012: Operation Migration Granted FAA Exemption

 

March 29, 2012: Spring 2012 Nesting Update

 

Feb. 13, 2012: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Released at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

Released crane photos and tagging at:  http://www1.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/

 

Feb. 3, 2012: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes will head to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

 

January 10 - FAA Grants Waiver Allowing Ultralight-led Migration to Continue

 

January 9 - Reward Fund Started for Indiana Whooping Crane Case

 

January 5 - Ultra-light-led Migration of Whooping Cranes on Hold in Alabama

 

News Releases from 2001 thru 2011

Photographs

Click above to see all WCEP images in Flickr.

Feb. 8, 2012 released whooping crane check and tagging at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (Alabama):  http://www1.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/

Audio

Whooping Crane Vocalizations

Alert Guard Call - mp3
Alert Guard Call - wav

Contact - mp3
Contact - wav

Defense Call - mp3
Defense Call - wav

Flight Call - mp3
Flight Call - wav

Guard Call - mp3
Guard Call - wav

Preflight - mp3
Preflight - wav

Unison Call - mp3
Unison Call - wav

Ultralight Engine - mp3
Ultralight Engine - wav

Video

WCEP Youtube Channel

 

WCEP Public Service Announcement - Video

 

 

Download PSA as .flv

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Media Contacts

Joan Garland

International Crane Foundation

608-356-9462, x142
cell phone: 608-381-1262
e-mail: jgarland@savingcranes.org

 

Dan Peterson

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

608-565-4412
e-mail: Daniel_Peterson@fws.gov

 

Liz Condie

Operation Migration, Inc.

Office: 905-982-1096
Cell: 608-542-0829
e-mail: liz@operationmigration.org

 

Georgia Parhams

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Midwest Region

Phone: 812-334-4261 x203

e-mail: Georgia_Parham@fws.gov

 

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