Whooping Crane Total Population (Figures as of August, 2006)     Wild Populations Adult (ALL white Birds) Young Total Adult Pairs Aransas/Wood Buffalo self-sustaining migratory flock 192 45 237 69 Florida nonmigratory 58 0 58*  14 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.) 40 23 + 2 wild babies = 25*** 65  5 or more Subtotal in the Wild :  287  50 337             Captive Populations Adults Young Total Breeding Pairs Patuxent WRC, MD 53 2 55 13 International Crane Foundation, WI 32 4 36 10 Devonian Wildlife Conservation Center, Calgary, AB, Canada 17 3 20 7 Calgary Zoo, AB, Canada 2 0 2 0 San Antonio Zoo, TX 8 1 9 1 Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, FL 2 0 2 0 Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA 2 0 2 0 Species Survival Center, Louisiana 8 0 8 1 Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL 1 0 1 0 Subtotal in Captivity: 125 10 135 32 Total wild + captive 337 135 472   Deaths may occur at any time, so counts can change. *Estimate, since not all whooping cranes in Florida can be located on a regular basis. ***23 of these chicks were hatched at captive breeding centers in 2005 and led by ultralights to Florida (19 chicks) OR released to fly with older cranes (4 chicks) OR newly hatched from Eastern flock parents (2 chicks) in spring 2006. Previous Whooping Crane Population Totals 2005 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.