Whooping Crane Fact Sheet
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Dark Red/Black Facial Markings Red Head Height: ~5 ft. Weight: ~11-17 lbs. Wingspan: ~7-8 ft. Adult Bird Juvenile Bird In-flight Whooping Cranes Have: Extended Neck Legs That Extend Past Tail Black Wing Tips WHOOPING CRANE IDENTIFICATION www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wildlife/whooping-cranes Color Bands on Both Legs Photo by Charles Martin Photo by Danielle Desourdis Reese Photo by Richard P. Urbanek, USFWS
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Fact Sheet on Whooping Crane identification. Whooping Crane are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and cannot be pursued, harassed, captured or killed. Hunters are cautioned to positively identify their targets as game birds before shooting. LDWF asks hunters to report sightings of whooping crane to assist them in tracking the protected birds. Location information can be reported to the White Lake WCA office at 337-536-9400, ext. 4 or [email protected]. LDWF also asks experienced hunters to take the time in the field to educate young hunters and improve their target identification skills to distinguish game birds from non-game birds. A whooping crane sighting can add to the outdoor experience for outdoorsmen and women of all ages and hunter vigilance can assist the department’s efforts to restore this unique species in southwestern Louisiana. Anyone witnessing whooping cranes being pursued, harassed, captured or killed is urged to call the LDWF Enforcement Division’s Game Thief hotline at 1-800-442-2511 to report what they’ve seen.
Transcript of Whooping Crane Fact Sheet
Dark Red/Black Facial Markings
Red Head
Height: ~5 ft.
Weight: ~11-17 lbs.
Wingspan: ~7-8 ft.
Adult Bird
Juvenile Bird In-flight Whooping Cranes Have:
Extended NeckLegs That Extend Past Tail
Black Wing Tips
WHOOPING CRANE IDENTIFICATION
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wildlife/whooping-cranes
Color Bands on Both Legs
Photo by Charles Martin
Photo by Danielle Desourdis Reese
Photo by Richard P. Urbanek, USFWS
Several Species of Birds Resemble Whooping Cranes
The Snow Goose is the ONLY species that can be shot during hunting season.
KNOW YOUR TARGET BEFORE YOU SHOOT!Whooping Crane
Snow Goose*Only LEGAL game species* White Ibis
Wood Stork Great Egret
Sandhill Crane White Pelican
Photo by Steve Uffman
Photo by Charles Martin
Photo by Eric Liffman
Photo by Steve Uffman
Photo by Steve Uffman
Photo courtesy of USFWS
Photo by Simon Pierre Barrette, Wikimedia Commons
