5.1K views · 95 reactions | Louisiana’s experimental whooping crane population continues to make progress during the 2021 breeding season! This video shows two of the four chicks that have been hatched this spring. | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | Facebook

Whooping cranes are graceful, expressive and curious creatures. With the help of conservation science, these endangered treasures of North America are flying back from the brink of extinction. Get acquainted with these big, beautiful birds in this Q A with Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute keeper Chris Crowe. STORY: https://s.si.edu/3uSRjda. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

From the Field ~ And they are off! Four young Whooping Cranes raised at our headquarters this year are migrating via a plane to Louisiana this morning, courtesy of our US Fish and Wildlife Service partners. The cranes will be the newest members of the Louisiana Non-migratory Population, joining our combined efforts to develop additional Whooping Crane populations in North America. The young cranes were costume-reared by our staff in a unique isolation-rearing facility - learn more about this pro