Migration of Radio-marked Whooping Cranes from the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population

Migration of Radio-marked Whooping Cranes from the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population
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Synopsis Migration of Radio-marked Whooping Cranes from the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population by : Marshall A. Howe

Study of the migration stopovers, breeding behavior, and survival rates of the endangered whooping cranes (Grus americana) between fall 1981-83 and spring 1983-84. Distribution pattern of radio-tracked birds observed to be greatly different from distributions derived from opportunistic sightings. observations carried out between Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, and central Saskatchewan.