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The whooping crane is one of the world's most endangered animals. In 1937 there were less than 20 still alive. In 1967, biologists collected 12 eggs for the wild to start a captive breeding colony at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland.
Today, Patuxent raises more young whoopers every
year than existed in 1937 - an average of 25 chicks - with 90% released into the wild.
Patuxent's research and propagation programs are vital to saving these birds from extinction. |
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Adopt a Patuxent whooper, and help put one of America's rarest and most beautiful bird back in the wild. How to Adopt-A-Whooper
Learn about Patuxent's innovative recovery and research programs. The Friends of Patuxent is an all-volunteer organization, so the money you contribute goes directly to the programs supporting the whooping crane's recovery
at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center at Patuxent Research Refuge. |
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