whooping crane

Definition of whooping crane

: a large white nearly extinct North American crane (Grus americana) noted for its loud trumpeting call

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Recent Examples on the Web She and Brooks had first spoken in 2018 about the whooping crane habitat, which the board, including Collins-Bratton, approved unanimously. — Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, "Dallas finally looks to make something grow at Samuell Farm, a gift we’ve too often neglected," 22 Jan. 2020 Standing around five feet tall, the whooping crane is the tallest bird in North America, and one of the most endangered. — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, "Endangered whooping cranes are back at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge," 24 Dec. 2019 But the penalties levied on those who shoot whooping cranes tend to be far lower. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "What kind of animal would shoot a whooping crane?," 29 Aug. 2019 Rearing, releasing and monitoring one crane in Louisiana costs $93,700, said Lizzie Condon, whooping crane outreach coordinator for the International Crane Foundation. — Washington Post, "Louisiana man gets probation in whooping crane death," 1 Nov. 2019 Once whooping cranes began showing up around the refuge’s visitor center and the two-story observation building about 200 yards (180 meters) down a trail from it, the refuge began alerting the public. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Outdoors notebook: FLW Pro Circuit schedules bass tourney on Lake Martin," 24 Nov. 2019 To initiate mating, whooping cranes perform a marvellous dance, complete with head bobs, high jumps, and pirouettes. — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, "The Trump Administration Finds a New Target: Endangered Species," 16 Aug. 2019 In July 2018, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries got a tip that a whooping crane had been shot near a crawfish pond in Evangeline Parish. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "What kind of animal would shoot a whooping crane?," 29 Aug. 2019 Tex, a female whooping crane at the San Antonio Zoo, was part of the trouble. — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, "The Trump Administration Finds a New Target: Endangered Species," 16 Aug. 2019

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“Whooping crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whooping%20crane. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020.

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