A group of 5 juvenile whooping cranes were released into the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Grand Chenier as part of an ongoing effort to protect the species. Audubon Nature Institute, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and Chevron are partnering to save whooping cranes from extinction! #SavingSpecies Read more: https://bit.ly/2QaTnwP You can contribute join the fight to save species by donating to Audubon’s Annual Fund today: http://bit.ly/2qX5sYn | Audubon Nature Institute

The Whooping Crane is one of the rarest North American birds, and also one of the largest and most magnificent. Be part of the urgent work of bringing them back. On Whooping Crane Day, help Audubon continue our critical on-the-ground preservation and restoration efforts—and our tireless defense of America’s strongest conservation laws: https://bit.ly/3C04NKa | National Audubon Society

Their numbers are increasing, but a number of threats still put Whooping Cranes at risk. One of these is collisions with powerlines, the number-one known cause of mortality for young cranes. In Kansas, utility companies and others are coming together to limit these losses. Read more: https://abcbirds.org/blog/preventing-whooping-crane-collisions/ | American Bird Conservancy

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