Following the species' comeback, new pressures are converging on their wintering habitat along the Texas coast.

Whooping cranes have made their annual flight to South Texas, and tickets are now on sale for the Whooping Crane Festival scheduled for Feb. 19, 2026, through Feb. 22, 2026, in Port Aransas. Since ...

The whooping crane population wintering at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge reached a record high of 557 birds during the 2024-25 season. The population has shown steady growth, with a growth rate of ...

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Whooping Cranes, one of the most threatened birds in the United States, have found a winter home in Alabama. The Whooping Crane reached near extinction in the 1940s, with only ...

"The bird has become the emblematic endangered species, thanks in part to its fierce char­isma," writes Jennifer Holland for National Geographic. "Standing nearly five feet tall, it can spy a wolf—or ...