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Whooping
Crane Numbers
October 31, 2009
Wild Populations
| Adult | Young | Total | Adult Pairs |
|
Aransas/Wood Buffalo National Park |
247 |
0A |
247B |
72 |
Rocky Mountains |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Florida non-migratory |
28 |
1 |
29 |
8 |
Wisconsin/Florida migratory |
77 |
29 |
106 |
11 |
|
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Subtotal in the Wild |
352 |
30 |
382 |
91 |
A Fifty-two chicks hatched in Canada in 2009 but only 22 fledged. They will not be added to the table until they arrive at Aransas in the fall and it is learned how many adults have died.
B The peak population for the Aransas-Wood Buffalo flock in the 2008-09 winter was 270. However, 23 birds died during the winter, leaving 247.
Captive Populations
| Adults | YoungC | Total | Breeding Pairs | |
Patuxent WRC, Maryland |
64 |
4 |
68 |
15 |
International Crane Foundation, WI |
31 |
0 |
31 |
11 |
Devonian Wildlife Conservation Center/Calgary |
23 |
0 |
23 |
6 |
San Antonio Zoo, Texas |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
Species Survival Center, Louisiana |
11 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
Calgary Zoo, Alberta |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Lowery Park Zoo, Tampa, Florida |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Jacksonville Zoo, Florida |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Milwaukee County Zoo, Wisconsin |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
New Orleans Zoo |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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|
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Subtotal in Captivity |
148 |
4 |
152 |
34 |
C The captive numbers do not reflect the 29 chicks in 2009 that entered the wild population in Wisconsin.
TOTALS (Wild + Captive) 382 + 152 = 534
Whooping Crane Numbers: 2002 thru 2009
Whooping Crane Annual Recovery Report: October 31, 2009
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Last updated:
November 17, 2009