The whooping crane is a unique bird found only in North America and known for its whooping call great height for a bird.
Since 1967, Canadians and Americans have cooperated in a successful recovery program to save the whooping crane (Grus americana), or whooper, from extinction.
On the flockās wintering grounds at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, photographer Klaus Nigge has captured the daily activity of a single family over several weeks in two separate years, documenting their life in the salt ...
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the whooping crane, and explains some of the reasons why it is an endangered species.
The whooping crane is a unique bird found only in North America and known for its whooping call great height for a bird.