Hi Jon.,

if i'm not mistaken, the translocation of the last of the florida
population has been completed. (but I didn't follow that up so i'm not 100%
sure)



On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 6:21 PM Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney <
festuca at comcast.net> wrote:


> Thanks, GrrlScientist, for sharing this article. I really enjoy your

> perspectives.

>

>

> Note, however, that although the overall population is rebounding from the

> bottleneck of the 1960s, there is still concern and room for improvements.

>

>

> The resident population in the Florida prairies has not thrived as well as

> the migratory flocks. Because those birds experienced a high rate of

> mortality and low reproductive success related to habitat conditions,

> predation, and powerline strikes, there are only 14 remaining birds in the

> Kissimmee group. The US Fish and Wildlife Service intends to capture and

> relocate these remaining birds to join a similar resident population effort

> in Louisiana.

>

>

> Their 2017 Environmental Assessment is here, for those interested in the

> background:

>

>

> https://www.fws.gov/southeast/pdf/environmental-assessment/a-proposal-to-translocate-whooping-cranes-from-a-discontinued-non-essential-experimental-population-in-central-florida-to-an-ongoing-nep-in-southwestern-louisiana.pdf

>

>

> I was lucky enough to see one of the remaining birds in Florida this

> winter, at Chapman's Double C Bar Ranch, where a lone Whooping Crane fed

> from the cattle trough, and Sandhill cranes fed in the pasture. Hope she

> does well in Cajun country . . .

>

>

> Best,

>

> - Jon. Anderson

>

> OlyWA

>

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