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Welcome to Journey North's
Whooping Crane Migration Tracking Project
February — May, 2010
The magnificent whooping cranes of both migratory flocks are northward bound! Journey North and the WCEP tracking team invite Citizen scientists across North America to report their observations of migrating Whooping cranes. Join us!
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Open March 19-April 2, 2010


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News: March 12, 2010
Migration is underway! One crane from the Texas wintering ground has made the earliest departure on record, while one '09 chick has her own claim to migration fame. At least 27 older cranes in the Eastern flock are on the journey north. Meet a "Crane Extradinaire" in our slideshow and test your skill at identifying whoopers in our photo quiz. How could it be useful for a crane to change its crown color?

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In Collaboration with Operation Migration and the entire Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership

"The wildlife equivalent to putting a man on the moon!" —Marshall Jones, USFWS, on the human-assisted migrations to reintroduce whooping cranes to Eastern North America

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