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Journey North News will be posted on Thursdays Mar. 4, 18 Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 13 Background About This Study Challenge Questions Ask the Expert Related Resources Journey North News FINAL Whooping Crane Migration Update: May 26, 1999 What's been happening at Wood Buffalo National Park? Read Brian Johns' latest reports to learn what's happening with a familiar whooper. Whooping Crane Migration Update: April 26, 1999 The last Whooping Cranes have left Texas, and the first pairs to arrive in Wood Buffalo National Park were seen on April 23. Biologists Tom Stehn, Wally Jobman, and Brian Johns give us a first-hand look at migration from start to finish. How is Tom Stehn working to ensure that crane numbers will keep increasing? Whooping Crane Migration Update: April 19, 1999 Whooping Cranes are on the move, and they're ahead of schedule! There's a LOT of ground between Aransas NWR and Wood Buffalo National Park and only 186 cranes, so there isn't much chance of seeing them en route, but lucky people have spotted them in Nebraska and Iowa, Oklahoma, and North Dakota. When will they reach Wood Buffalo National Park? Whooping Crane Migration Update: April 12, 1999 Whooping Cranes are heading out of Texas in numbers now. Several have been verified in Nebraska. How did cranes fare during Nebraska's fierce storms last week? Why do birds always face into the wind during a storm? Whooping Crane Migration Update: April 1, 1999 The journey north begins as the first 15 whoopers leave for Canada. Watch the weather conditions along the Texas Gulf Coast this week, because they're expected to leave en masse any day! "All kinds of vocalizations are going on as the cranes depart," says biologist Tom Stehn. How do cranes know when it's time to go? What would happen if an animal lost track of time? Whooping Crane Migration Update: March 18, 1999 It's feeling like spring in Texas, but the Whooping Cranes are sticking around for a while. Why should they wait a couple of weeks more before heading north? What birds can be mistaken for Whooping Cranes? Whooping Crane Migration Update: March 4, 1999 Join us as we track the crane's 2,500 mile migration from Texas to their nesting grounds in Canada. The world's only wild flock is now preparing to start their spring migration. Hormonal changes allow them to gain weight and build up the fat reserves that they will need for the long trip Whooping Crane Migration Update: December 30, 1998 Tom Stehn reports that 179 Whooping Cranes have returned to Aransas to date. But why is this number disappointing and a concern? Spring Updates Begin March 4, 1999 Ask the Expert Meet the Crane Expert Answers From the Crane Expert Related Resources Suggestions for Analyzing Whooping Crane Population Data Copyright 1999 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form