Whooping Crane Total Population (Figures as of October 31, 2009)   Wild Populations Adult (ALL white Birds) Young* Total Adult Pairs Aransas/Wood Buffalo self-sustaining migratory flock 247 0* 247** 72 Florida nonmigratory 28 1 29  8 Rocky Mountains 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin/Florida reintroduced migratory flock (The goal is a flock of 125 birds in Wisconsin by 2020, including 25 nesting pairs.) 77 29 (2009 DAR + ultralight-led chicks, pre-migration) 106  11 Subtotal in the Wild :  352  30 382 91            Captive Populations Adults Young** Total Breeding Pairs Patuxent WRC, MD 64 4 68 15 International Crane Foundation, WI 31 0 31 11 Devonian Wildlife Conservation Center, Calgary, AB, Canada 23 0 23 6 Calgary Zoo, AB, Canada 2 0 2 0 San Antonio Zoo, TX 7 0 7 1 Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, FL 2 0 2 0 Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA 2 0 2 0 Species Survival Center, Louisiana 11 0 11 1 Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL 2 0 2 0 Jacksonville Zoo, FL 2 0 2 0 Milwaukee County Zoo, WI 2 0 2 0 Subtotal in Captivity: 148 4*** 152 34 Total wild + captive 382 152 534   *Until the next updating of Total Populations on this page, every known death in the Eastern migratory flock is reported here. * Fifty-two chicks hatched in Canada in 2009 but only 22 fledged. These youngest will not be added to popuation numbers until they arrive at Aransas NWR in fall 2009 and it is learned how many adultshave died. **The peak population for the Aransas-Wood Buffalo flock in the 2008-09 winter was 270. However, 23 birds died during the winter, leaving 247. *** The captive numbers do not reflect the 29 chicks in 2009 that entered the wild population through reintroduction programs (ultralight-led Direct Autumn Release) in Wisconsin.   Previous Whooping Crane Population Totals February 2009 September 2008 April 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Data courtesy of the Whooping Crane Recovery Team, Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP). This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2009 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.