Did You Know?

• At five feet tall, Whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America.

• Whoopers are the rarest and most endangered of the world's 15 crane species.

• In 1945-46, all but 15 Whooping cranes had died. Since then, this flock has slowly grown to over 200 birds. Today these birds are the Western flock. They migrate between Texas and northern Canada.

• Biologists worry when all the world's whoopers are in only one place. A storm, disease or oil spill could wipe them out. The species has a better chance of survival with more than one flock…so welcome to the whoopers of the tiny new Eastern flock. They migrate between Wisconsin and Florida.

Whooping cranes are making a comeback. Join their adventures!