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Hillary Thompson, Clemson Univ, Dept Forestry and Env Conservation, USA
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"Non-breeding movements and habitat use of Whooping Cranes using Satellite telemetry"
Session: Habitat Suitability Modelling
ABSTRACT: "In the late 1940s, the endangered wild population of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) was about 15 individuals that bred in Canada and wintered in coastal Texas. To safeguard this species from extinction, another migratory population of 100 cranes was reintroduced in 2001 that bred in Wisconsin and initially wintered in coastal Florida. Wintering habits of Whooping Cranes are well-known for the wild population, but relatively less is known about the reintroduced population. Unlike the wild population, the reintroduced population is using a variety of habitats across the southeastern United States. The winter range of this population has also expanded
