«Research on Whooping Crane
habitat use throughout the migration corridor is crucial in helping us ensure that we are restoring and protecting
habitat for a growing population of Whooping
Cranes in the right places,» states Wade Harrell, the U.S. and Wildlife Service's Whooping Crane Recovery Coordinator.
East African Crowned
cranes, a subspecies of the Grey Crowned
cranes, are endangered due to
habitat loss and degradation from human activities including due pesticide
use, overgrazing by livestock, drainage of their wetland breeding areas and drought.