What do Whooping Cranes sound like? Our Lead Outreach Biologist Stephanie Schmidt explains their three main calls in our latest Craniac Short! #craniacshorts #whooperwednesday | International Crane Foundation

Whoop whoop! It's #WhoopingCraneDay! Check out this awesome video of our whooping cranes, and then learn more by reading our whooping crane Q&A with crane keeper, Chris Crowe! https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/featured-creature-whooping-crane | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

1.6K views · 59 reactions | AW! Here's a look at the first whooping crane to be born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. The Smithsonian says the baby bird hatched on May 26 and is "one of the most endangered species of crane in the world." The colt is "thriving," according to the institute. | WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore | Facebook

The whooping crane is one of the world’s rarest birds and is listed as endangered in the United States. Conversion of the species’ prairie and wetland habitat to farmland and unregulated hunting led to the decline of this species both in Louisiana and across the nation. In 2011, LDWF and partners began a project to return whooping cranes to the state for the first time since 1950, releasing 10 juvenile cranes into the wild at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. Please consider supporting LDWF