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Monitoring whooping crane abundance using aerial surveys: Influences on detectability

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
The whooping crane (Grus americana), an endangered species, has been counted on its winter grounds in Texas, USA, since 1950 using fixed‐wing aircraft. Many shortcomings of the traditional survey technique have been identified, calling into question its ...
Bradley N. Strobel, Matthew J. Butler
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Assessing the hydroregime of an archetypal riverine wet meadow in the central Great Plains using time‐lapse imagery

Ecosphere, 2021
Wet meadows are a declining and increasingly degraded ecosystem type. They contribute numerous ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, water storage, and filtration, and provision of wildlife habitat, particularly for wetland‐dependent species ...
Emma M. Brinley Buckley, Andrew J. Caven, Joshua D. Wiese, Mary J. Harner   +3 more
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A CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DIETS OF WILD AND REINTRODUCED WHOOPING CRANES (GRUS AMERICANA)

, 2020
Grus americana, the Whooping Crane, is an endangered species of crane residing solely within North America. As the result of indiscriminate shooting prior to the 1920s and habitat destruction, population numbers for the Whooping Crane dropped to 21-22 ...
Neri, Heather
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Will the Three Gorges Dam affect the underwater light climate of Vallisneria spiralis L. and food habitat of Siberian crane in Poyang Lake?

, 2009
Almost 95% of the entire population of the Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus) winter in Poyang Lake, China, where they forage on the tubers of the submerged aquatic macrophyte Vallisneria spiralis.
Wu, G., Liu, Y., Best, E.P.H., Skidmore, A.K., Leeuw, J., de, Prins, H.H.T.   +5 more
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The role of social capital in endangered species management: A valuable resource

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015
The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered North American species facing multiple environmental and anthropogenic threats. Even if the species thrives, it must continue to be managed after recovery because the threats will not abate.
Chara J. Ragland, Leigh A. Bernacchi, Tarla Rai Peterson   +2 more
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CURRENT AND HISTORICAL USE OF ALPHA‐CHLORALOSE ON WILD TURKEYS

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2005
: Alpha‐chloralose (AC) has been used as an anesthetic since 1897 to capture or sedate wildlife, including waterfowl, wood‐pigeon (Columba palumbus), and black bear (Ursus americana).
David L. Bergman, Brian F. Wakeling, Timothy B. Veenendaal, John D. Eisemann, Thomas W. Seamans   +4 more
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Flexible migration and habitat use strategies of an endangered waterbird during hydrological drought

Conservation Science and Practice
Wildlife species confront threats from climate and land use change, exacerbating the influence of extreme climatic events on populations and biodiversity.
Aaron T. Pearse, Andrew J. Caven, David M. Baasch, Mark T. Bidwell, John A. Conkin, David A. Brandt   +5 more
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Drought‐driven foraging adjustments in breeding white storks Ciconia ciconia: GPS tracking insights from two French marshes

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
In the context of climate change, the increasing frequency of severe meteorological events, such as floods or droughts, is expected to impact various life history traits in organisms, primarily by altering the availability and quality of their trophic resources.
Océane Bégassat, Jean‐Marc Paillisson, Françoise Amélineau, Akiko Kato, Céline Rousselle, Hubert Dugué, Christophe Barbraud, Raphaël Musseau   +7 more
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Engaging active stakeholders in implementation of community‐based conservation: Whooping crane management in Texas, USA

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015
Engaging a variety of wildlife stakeholders in the implementation of conservation plans is an increasingly frequent activity of wildlife managers. In some cases, stakeholders develop interdependent relationships with a species being managed by the ...
Leigh A. Bernacchi, Chara J. Ragland, Tarla R. Peterson   +2 more
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Reproductive manipulation in the Whooping Crane Grus americana [PDF]

Bird Conservation International, 1996
SummaryWhooping Cranes Grus americana increased from 16 wild migratory birds in 1941 to about 146 birds in 1991. Management on the breeding range in Wood Buffalo National Park, Northwest Territories-Alberta, and protection of the birds along their migration route and on the winter range in Texas, are partly responsible for the population increase.
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