What are researchers recovery goals for the whooping crane?
For whooping cranes to be “down-listed” from endangered to threatened status, there must be 40 nesting pairs in the Aransas/Wood Buffalo Park population and 25 nesting pairs in two additional locations, or 100 nesting pairs in the Aransas/Wood Buffalo Park population and 30 nesting pairs in one additional location. The migratory flock of whooping cranes in Florida is being introduced to achieve that goal.