The whooping crane, the majestic bird slowly making its way back from the brink of extinction, is returning to the Texas coast in record numbers. This could be a hard winter for the endangered species, however, because of a wicked drought and one of the most […]
Updates from November, 2011
TAP Update: Trial of TAP Lawsuit to Protect Whooping Crane To Commence December 5th
November 29th, 2011 | TAP UpdatesThe parties in the The Aransas Project’s lawsuit to protect the endangered Whooping Crane have been advised by the Court that the trial of the case will now commence on Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 8 AM. Please note this change from the original date […]
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Whooping Crane Update
November 16th, 2011 | TAP Updates278 whooping cranes left Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in the spring of 2011. With approximately 37 chicks fledged from a record 75 nests in August 2011, we expect the flock size to reach record levels of around 300 birds this winter. Many of the cranes […]