Our First WHOOPING CRANE Chick is now in the Wild!

We have BIG NEWS! 📢 We’re thrilled to announce that the first-ever whooping crane chick hatched at the Dallas Zoo's Whooping Crane Center of Texas has now been released into the wild!
In collaboration with the Audubon Nature Institute, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation, our juvenile whooping crane, along with three other cranes from the Audubon Institute, were released together on Sunday, Nov. 12, at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in Louisiana. WATCH to see the behind-the-scenes journey that led to this remarkable conservation success.
This momentous achievement is a major win for whooping crane conservation and brings us one step closer to a sustainable population of these majestic birds. Since 2017, our off-site breeding facility, Whooping Crane Center of Texas, has been working tirelessly toward this goal. With this release, the whooping crane population in Louisiana now stands at 85 cranes. We’re so proud to be a part of the ongoing effort to save this iconic species from extinction.
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[@MrWeenieHead]

Just heard the news of the poor little baby-we are very sorry that that happened especially to an endangered species. For those who don’t know, the chick that was released into Louisiana was found in Jan 9 with a gun shot wound causing the death of the bird, and DZ is now offering a $12,500 reward for any help on whoever could’ve done this to the animal.

[@zacharybriddell98]

Congratulations 🎉on Realeasing the Crane back into the Wild!

[@laurapomeroy7341]

Yay baby!

[@ZombieQueen819]

Thank you for all the hard work you all do and will do..

[@DallasZooTube]

And we are just getting started!

[@ZombieQueen819]

@@DallasZooTube I have one request for you ,,, can you please put up a thanks button so if anyone wants to donate,, It makes it a lot easier .

[@keithpeltier1334]

SEEN 4 WHOOPING CRANES FLYING FAIRLY HIGH OVER ALVIN TX HIGH SCHOOL AREA TODAY HEADING SE.5/15/2024

[@Boudineater]

RIP shot in Mamou Louisiana

[@zacharybriddell98]

Do you often attend to release the rest of the cranes back into the Wild?

[@zacharybriddell98]

A Bird’s Gotta Leave the nest!