Whooping Crane Collisions with Power Lines: an Issue Paper

Collision with power lines is the greatest source of mortality for fledged whooping cranes (Grus americana) in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population (AWBP) that migrate between the Northwest Territories, Canada to the Texas coast. This paper compiles 45 documented whooping crane mortalities from power...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stehn, Thomas V., Wassenich, Tom
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2008
Subjects:
Aransas
collisions
Grus americana
power lines
whooping crane
Animal Sciences
Behavior and Ethology
Biodiversity
Ornithology
Population Biology
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Northwest Territories
Canada
Wood Buffalo
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nacwgproc/203
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nacwgproc/article/1203/viewcontent/Stehn.pdf
Description
Summary:Collision with power lines is the greatest source of mortality for fledged whooping cranes (Grus americana) in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population (AWBP) that migrate between the Northwest Territories, Canada to the Texas coast. This paper compiles 45 documented whooping crane mortalities from power line strikes in North America and provides known information on crane / power line interactions. A map of the AWBP whooping crane migration corridor was derived with 100 and 200-mile wide corridors delineated showing the location of known mortalities. Recommendations are provided to try to reduce this major threat facing whooping cranes.

Similar Items