Whooping Crane Reintroduction
- Introduction
- If you see a whooping crane...
- Whooping Crane Management Plan
- Education Trunk
- Your Support Counts!
Project Summaries
Related Pages
- Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (exit DNR)
- Operation Migration (exit DNR)
- International Crane Foundation (exit DNR)
- Important Bird Areas (exit DNR)
- Managing Habitat for Grassland Birds (exit DNR)
- Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (exit DNR)
- Animals, Plants, & Natural Communities
- NHI Working List
- State Threatened & Endangered Species
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Wisconsin Whooping Crane Fund
- John Christian, Assistant Regional Director for Migratory Birds, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and former co-chair, Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership
After nearly going extinct just 60 years ago, the whooping crane is making a comeback due to the tremendous efforts of people like you. Thanks to your interest and support, whooping cranes have been released in Wisconsin every year since 2001, and the population is continuing to grow. As of September 2008, approximately 70 whooping cranes comprise the Eastern Migratory Population, with 20-30 birds added each year.
Please help the whooping crane population continue to grow and move closer to delisting from the Federal List of Endangered Species by contributing to the Wisconsin DNR Whooping Crane Fund. Donations are used to monitor and record whooping crane behavior, assess habitat, create whooping crane migration and distribution maps for Partners in other states, conduct aerial surveys, promote whooping crane and wetland education opportunities, and implement the Wisconsin Whooping Crane Management Plan.
Any donation is greatly appreciated. Suggested contribution levels are: $50, $200, $500, $750, and $950. For example, $500 provides a half-day aerial survey. A $950 donation covers the cost of one whooping crane education trunk. Trunks offer hands-on education about whooping cranes, wetlands, and endangered species for students of all ages. Trunks are loaned to teachers, naturalists, and educators free of charge, throughout Wisconsin.
For more information on the whooping crane reintroduction project, including project specifics, history, and updates, visit the Migratory Whooping Crane Reintroduction 2008 Update.
Please make checks payable to: Endangered Resources – Whooping Crane Fund.
Please mail all payments to:
Beth Kienbaum
Whooping Crane Coordinator
Wisconsin DNR – ER/6
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
We sincerely appreciate your support of the whooping crane reintroduction project. Thank you for helping us rebuild the whooping crane population in Wisconsin.
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