February - May, 2009
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Endangered Whooping Cranes: Get Ready for Spring Migration!
Eastern Flock: Will the 14 ultralight-led chicks and 6 DAR chicks from the Class of 2008 find their way to their Wisconsin summer home from their winter home in Florida?
Western Flock: Will the 247 cranes of the Western (natural) flock that survived the drought-stricken Texas winter migrate to Canada on the same timetable they have for centuries? Join us and find out!

Get Started Winter & Spring 2009 Fa11 2008 Photos Operation Migration	Spring Migration 2009 Both Flocks, All Cranes (Map/Sightings) Finish Line and Arrival Log for the estimated 79 cranes of Eastern Flock	2008 Migration News >> Meet the Class of 2009!>> 2 New Wild-born Chicks! Chick W1-09 hatched to wild pair 212 and 419. Chick W2-09 hatched to wild pair 211 and 217, parents of W1-06!
Enjoy! Stories, activities, videos, pictures, and slideshows >>	First Spring Migration of HY2008 Chicks, Eastern Flock (Map/Sightings)	Explore! Lessons, Activities and Information for the Classroom >>
Questions Asked by students and answered by the expert >>	Other News Ask the Expert: Answers Posted >> Classrooms in Action: Students and Cranes >> How You Can Help Whooping Cranes >> Class of 2008 in Review: >>

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