Differences in parental care behavior between Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) and Greater Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis tabida) at Necedah Wildlife Refuge.

• Main Author: Willis, Michelle
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: UWM Digital Commons 2015
• Subjects: Life Sciences; Canada; Wood Buffalo; Wood Buffalo National Park
• Online Access: https://dc.uwm.edu/uwsurca/2015/Poster1/59

The endangered Whooping Crane was reintroduced into Wisconsin in 2001.Whooping and Greater Sandhill Cranes breed in Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in central Wisconsin. The ground nests of these birds are fairly large and each breeding pair usually lays one or two eggs between April and June. Afte...