Hornbills are large distinctive tropical birds, found only in the African and Asian continents.
These are the only birds that have a two-lobed kidney and the only ones in which the first two vertebrae (the axis and atlas) are fused together. Captive hornbill breeding project »»
Few spectacles symbolize autumn better than a gang of Canada Geese crossing a cloudy sky in V-formation. Common throughout most of North America, Canada Geese live around ponds, rivers, and lake shores where they feed on aquatic grass, roots, and young sprouts, as well as corn and grain. A strong inward pull called instinct urges these waterfowl into the skies to make this great annual southward migration. Canada Geese »»
From the ocean bursts a shiny five-year-old male puffin carrying a dozen small herring in his beak. It is August on the coast of Iceland, and the air is filled with the deep garbled growls of hundreds of puffins. The social birds have come to shore for the short breeding season, and the rocky banks are dotted with their squat, football-shaped bodies.
KEYWORDS: whooping crane endangered species whooping crane migration tallest bird in North America how many whooping cranes are left in the wild reintroduction of endangered species Non-profit organizations, individuals and government agencies joining forces to bring a migratory flock of whooping cranes back to eastern North America
Author: Tom Mackenzie, USFWS Southeast Region Press Release
Building on the success of two historic migrations led by Operation Migration Inc., a third generation of endangered whooping cranes began a similar migration today from Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin.
At 7:44 a.m., guided by three ultralight aircraft, 15 juvenile whooping cranes began the first leg of their 1,228-mile journey to their wintering habitat at Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, along Florida’s Gulf coast. They flew for 23 miles before reaching their first stopover in southern Juneau County. 3rd Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Leaves WI for Ultralight-guided flight »»