Whooping Crane Total Population (Figures as of March 11, 2005)   Wild Populations Adult (ALL white Birds) Young Total Adult Pairs Aransas/Wood Buffalo self-sustaining migratory flock 183 33 217*  67 Florida nonmigratory 66 1 67**  13 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.) 32 14 46***  0 Subtotal in the Wild :  281  48 329  80           Captive Populations Adults Young Total Breeding Pairs Patuxent WRC, MD 51 3 54 13 International Crane Foundation, WI 32 3 35 10 Devonian WCC/Calgary Zoo, AB, Canada 18 1 19 6 San Antonio Zoo, TX 5 0 5 1 Lowry Park Zoo, FL 2 0 2 Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA 2 0 2 0 Species Survival Center, Belle Chasse 8 1 9 1 Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park 1 0 1 0 Subtotal in Captivity: 119 8 127 31 Total wild + captive 329 127 456   *One chick separated from its parents in migration south and wintered in Matagrorda County, TX. One chick died at Aransas, so the peak population for the 2004-2005 winter was 217. **Estimate, since not all whooping cranes in Florida can be located on a regular basis. Five juveniles were shipped from ICF to Florida on December 8, 2004. ***These chicks were hatched at captive breeding centers and led by ultralights to Florida (23) OR released into the wild solo (1).   Previous Whooping Crane Population Totals 2004 2003 Data courtesy of theWhooping Crane Recovery Team, Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP). This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2008 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.