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whooping crane
noun
: a large white endangered North American crane (Grus americana) noted for its loud trumpeting call
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The whooping crane was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened in 1967 and endangered in 1970.
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
In this scene captured by American photographer Michael Forsberg, a biologist—disguised as one of the tall birds—slowly approaches a whooping crane.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Bird conservation has thrived since then, with successes such as the California condor and the whooping crane.
—Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
In 1976, George Archibald, the Canadian founder of the ICF, bonded with Tex, the last female whooping crane in captivity at the foundation.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
In this scene captured by American photographer Michael Forsberg, a biologist—disguised as one of the tall birds—slowly approaches a whooping crane.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Bird conservation has thrived since then, with successes such as the California condor and the whooping crane.
—Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
In 1976, George Archibald, the Canadian founder of the ICF, bonded with Tex, the last female whooping crane in captivity at the foundation.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Whooping crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whooping%20crane. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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