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whooping crane
noun
: a large white nearly extinct North American crane (Grus americana) noted for its loud trumpeting call
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In 1976, George Archibald, the Canadian founder of the ICF, bonded with Tex, the last female whooping crane in captivity at the foundation.
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Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
At the time, the whooping crane was close to extinction—only about 15 birds were still living in the wild.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
The zoo has welcomed several new animals this year, including a whooping crane chick, a giraffe, lemurs, emperor tamarin monkeys and an elephant.
—Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
The recent hatching of a whooping crane chick at the Dallas Zoo is a big deal for conservation efforts.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
Take the whooping crane, for example.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
While extreme weather is particularly dangerous for imperiled species, the whooping crane — listed by the federal government as endangered — appears to have weathered the storm, said Joe Saenz, manager of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
—John Flesher and Jamie Stengle, Chron, 24 Feb. 2021
For example, the whooping crane -- an endangered species that has struggled to recover from hunting and habitat destruction -- was recently seen nesting in Texas for the first time in more than a century.
—Elizabeth Gray, CNN, 7 June 2021
For the whooping crane, an endangered species struggling to increase its numbers, each individual added to the flock is critical.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2020
Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
At the time, the whooping crane was close to extinction—only about 15 birds were still living in the wild.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
The zoo has welcomed several new animals this year, including a whooping crane chick, a giraffe, lemurs, emperor tamarin monkeys and an elephant.
—Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
The recent hatching of a whooping crane chick at the Dallas Zoo is a big deal for conservation efforts.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
Take the whooping crane, for example.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
While extreme weather is particularly dangerous for imperiled species, the whooping crane — listed by the federal government as endangered — appears to have weathered the storm, said Joe Saenz, manager of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
—John Flesher and Jamie Stengle, Chron, 24 Feb. 2021
For example, the whooping crane -- an endangered species that has struggled to recover from hunting and habitat destruction -- was recently seen nesting in Texas for the first time in more than a century.
—Elizabeth Gray, CNN, 7 June 2021
For the whooping crane, an endangered species struggling to increase its numbers, each individual added to the flock is critical.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2020
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