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12-22-2016

Grus americana

Grus americana NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. The whooping crane is roughly the fifth largest extant species of crane in the world, on average. Whooping cranes are the tallest bird native to North America and are anywhere from the third to the fifth heaviest species there, depending on which figures are used

ITIS Reports — Grus americana ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The whooping crane, the tallest North American bird, is an endangered crane species named for its whooping sound. Along with the sandhill crane, it is one of only two crane species found in North America. The whooping crane’s lifespan is estimated to be 22 to 24 years in the wild. After being pushed to the brink of extinction by unregulated hunting and loss of habitat to just 21 wild and two captive whooping cranes by 1941, conservation efforts have led to a limited recovery. The total number of cranes in the surviving migratory population, plus three reintroduced flocks and in captivity, now exceeds 800 birds.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Whooping crane (Grus americana)
Where found: U.S.A (Southwestern Louisiana)
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/11/1967 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found, except where listed as an experimental population
Experimental Population, Non-Essential 02/03/2011 Southeast Region (Region 4) U.S.A (Southwestern Louisiana)
Experimental Population, Non-Essential 01/22/1993 Southeast Region (Region 4) U.S.A. (CO, ID, FL, NM, UT, and the western half of Wyoming)
Experimental Population, Non-Essential 06/26/2001 Southwest Region (Region 2) U.S.A. (AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, NM, OH, SC, TN, UT, VA, WI, WV, western half of WY)
  • Population location: Wherever found, except where listed as an experimental population Listing status: Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Kansas , Montana , Nebraska , North Dakota , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Texas
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, Audubon National Wildlife Refuge, Audubon Wetland Management District ... Show All Refuges
    • Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Canada
  • Population location: U.S.A (Southwestern Louisiana) Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
  • Population location: U.S.A. (CO, ID, FL, NM, UT, and the western half of Wyoming) Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Colorado , Florida , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
  • Population location: U.S.A. (AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NC, NM, OH, SC, TN, UT, VA, WI, WV, western half of WY) Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Wisconsin
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
02/03/2011 76 FR 6066 6082 Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Endangered Whooping Cranes in Southwestern Louisiana
08/19/2010 75 FR 51223 51237 Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Endangered Whooping Cranes in Southwestern Louisiana
03/29/2010 75 FR 15454 15456 5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Southwestern Species
05/29/2007 72 FR 29544 Notice of Availability of the Revised Recovery Plan for the Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
01/11/2005 70 FR 1902 1903 Notice of Availability of the Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
06/26/2001 66 FR 33903 33917 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Whooping Cranes in the Eastern United States
03/09/2001 66 FR 14107 14119 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal to Establish a Nonessential Experimental Population of Whooping Cranes in the Eastern United States
07/21/1997 62 FR 38932 38939 ETWP; Final Rule to Designate the Whooping Crane of the Rocky Mountains as Experimental Nonessential and to Remove Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Designations From Four Locations
02/06/1996 61 FR 4394 4401 ETWP; Proposal to Designate the Whooping Cranes of the Rocky Mountains as Experimental Nonessential and to Remove Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Designations From Four Locations
01/22/1993 58 FR 5561 5918 ETWP; Establishment of an Experimental Nonessential Population of Whooping Cranes in Florida; (Grus americana)
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/30/2007 Whooping Crane Recovery Plan, Final Third Revision View Implementation Progress Final Revision 3
Date
Citation Page
Title
06/26/2001 66 FR 33903 33917 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Whooping Cranes in the Eastern United States
07/21/1997 62 FR 38932 38939 ETWP; Final Rule to Designate the Whooping Crane of the Rocky Mountains as Experimental Nonessential and to Remove Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Designations From Four Locations
02/06/1996 61 FR 4394 4401 ETWP; Proposal to Designate the Whooping Cranes of the Rocky Mountains as Experimental Nonessential and to Remove Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Designations From Four Locations
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/30/2007 Whooping Crane Recovery Plan, Final Third Revision View Implementation Progress Final Revision 3
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/29/2010 75 FR 15454 15456 5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
05/29/2007 72 FR 29544 Notice of Availability of the Revised Recovery Plan for the Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
01/11/2005 70 FR 1902 1903 Notice of Availability of the Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
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