Flock Status – 2010 September

 

Wild Populations Adult YoungC Total Adult Pairs
Aransas / Wood Buffalo NP 242 21B 263A 78
Rocky Mountains 0 0 0 0
Florida (Non-Migratory) 24 1 25 9
Wisconsin/Florida (Eastern-Migratory) 94 25 119 12
Subtotal (Wild) 360 47 407 99
A    The Aransas-Wood Buffalo population is currently estimated at 263 birds. Young shown are from 2009 for the AWBP. In 2010, a record 74 pairs nested and fledged 46 chicks. These young are not added to the population until they reach Aransas and are not shown in the table.B    In 2009, 52 chicks hatched in Canada but only 22 fledged. All 22 completed the migration, but one died at Aransas in January, 2010.C      Two chicks hatched from wild nests in Wisconsin and 1 in Florida in 2010 are currently surviving. The other chicks shown are captive juveniles in reintroduction programs.
Captive Populations Adult YoungA Total BreedingPairs
Patuxent WRC, Maryland 68 14B 82 15
International Crane Foundation, WI 31 0 31 11
Devonian WCC / Calgary Zoo  22 1 23 6
Survival Ctr., Belle Chasse 11 0 11 1
Calgary Zoo, Alberta 2 0 2 0
New Orleans Zoo 2 0 2 0
San Antonio Zoo 7 0 7 1
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park 2 0 2 0
Lowery Park Zoo, FL 2 0 2 0
Jacksonville Zoo, Florida 2 0 2 0
Milwaukee Co. Zoo, Wisconsin 2 0 2 0
Sylan Heights Waterfowl Park, NC 1 0 1 0
Subtotal (Captive) 152 15 167 34
A Chicks raised in 2010 for the eastern migratory population are listed as wild birds.
B Eleven chicks may be released in Louisiana in February, 2011.
  Wild Captive TOTAL  
TOTAL (wild + captive) 407 167 574