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Flip, the Stranded Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Returns to Texas
A juvenile female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named Flip by her rescuers will soon be returning home to the Texas coast. Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are the smallest and rarest sea turtle species and one of the most critically endangered … Continue reading
Endangered Whooping Cranes Winding Down Unusual Year
It’s been an unusual year for whooping cranes in Texas and the endangered species’ spring migration is the latest example. Researchers report several whooping crane families initiated their spring migration nearly a month earlier than usual, with some birds having … Continue reading
Feds Petitioned to Regulate Wind Industry
American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s leading bird conservation organization, formally petitioned the U.S. Department of the Interior to protect millions of birds from the negative impacts of wind energy by developing regulations that will safeguard wildlife and reward responsible … Continue reading
Whooping Cranes Wintering in North Carolina
Biologists recently confirmed the presence of a pair of whooping cranes outside Hayesville, marking the first time the birds have been documented wintering in far-western North Carolina, reports Blue Ridge Now. Whooping cranes are one of the rarest species in … Continue reading
Whooping Crane Arrival at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Most of the estimated 300 whooping cranes of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population have now arrived on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas coast, the Whooping Crane Conservation Association (WCCA) reports. The whoopers began arriving on the Texas Coastal … Continue reading
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Louisiana Receives Second Group of Whooping Cranes
A second group of juvenile whooping cranes was delivered December 1 to White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) in Gueydan as part of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) species’ restoration project. “Our biologists will continue their work … Continue reading
Whooping Cranes Face New Crises
The whooping crane, the majestic bird slowly making its way back from the brink of extinction, is returning to the Texas coast in record numbers, with as many as 300 expected. White with black wingtips and crimson crowns and standing five … Continue reading