A Chorus of Cranes

"Since long before medieval times cranes have been considered messengers of the gods, calling annually from on high to remind humans below of the passing years and of their own mortality. Now it is up to humans to take responsibility for controlling our own fate--and also to cry out to protect not only cranes but all the other wonderful creatures that share our increasingly fragile and threatened planetary ecosystem with us."
--Paul A. Johnsgard, from the acknowledgments
Accompanied by the stunning photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen, A Chorus of Cranes details the natural history, biology, and conservation issues surrounding the abundant sandhill crane and the endangered whooping crane in North America. Author Paul A. Johnsgard, one of the leading authorities on cranes and crane biology, describes the fascinating social behaviors, beautiful natural habitats, and grueling seasonal migrations that have stirred the hearts of people as far back as medieval times and garnered the crane a place in folklore and mythology across continents.

Cranes, Herons & Egrets

When you imagine these graceful, elegant birds, perhaps you picture them in shallow water, standing on one leg, waiting for fish. But there's much more to these cultural touchstones. Award-winning photographer Stan Tekiela takes you into the fascinating world of cranes, herons and egrets. His striking photography captures the birds in action and depicts behaviours that will leave you awestruck. Headings and small blocks of text make for easy yet informative browsing.
Discover North America's tallest birds through Stan's personal observations and years of research. Everything about them is interesting, from how they walk to how they fly to how tall they are. These historic birds are ingrained in folklore around the world. Stan has photographed every important aspect of their lives, from first flight and hunting to migration and mating. The result is a one-of-a-kind book that celebrates these wonderful creatures.

Cranes: The Noblest Flyers in Natural History 

Alice Lindsay Price, a devoted naturalist, has for the past twenty years joined the scientific pursuit of avian scholarship to her lifelong passions of painting, writing, and literature. Here, she brings into focus the wealth of human lore, both scientific and cultural, to portray the survival into the twenty-first century of the two North American Crane species, the Sandhill and the Whooping Crane. Her comprehensive display of facts and lore interwoven into her own observations in the field -- as well as those of scientists and naturalists working to save the species from extinction -- remind us how essential is our awareness of the natural world. The book is illuminated with illustrations and photographs by the author, and with a wide assortment of historical images from Cretan bird goddess to petroglyphs to Audubon.

Crane Music: A Natural History of American Cranes

Traces the history of the sandhill and whooping cranes, describes their characteristics and behaviour, and briefly looks at other crane species around the world

North American Cranes

Describes the physical characteristics, diet, natural habitat, and life cycle of these large wading birds, and tells about the efforts of scientists to establish resident flocks.

• Publisher : Carolrhoda Books; First Printing edition (1 Nov. 1998)
• Language: : English
• Library Binding : 48 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1575053020
• ISBN-13 : 978-1575053028
  

Whooping Cranes (Untamed World)

Examines the life of the whooping crane, describing its physical features, behaviour, life cycle, and habitat, as well as presenting facts and folklore surrounding these birds.

• Publisher : Raintree (1 Jan. 1997)
• Language: : English
• Library Binding : 64 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0817245642
• ISBN-13 : 978-0817245641

The Whooping Crane

Publisher : Castle Rock Pub (1 May 1996)

• ISBN-10 : 0964030837
• ISBN-13 : 978-0964030831

Threat to the Whooping Crane

• Learn all about the tall, noisy whooping crane see it dance, follow its flight path, and watch the stages as a chick hatches and grows into a cinnamon-coloured juvenile and then into a stunning white bird with black wing tips and a red head. Why is this bird endangered? Devastating loss of habitat and overhunting of eggs and of adults for their skin in the 1800s made their numbers dwindle. By 1942, there were only sixteen whoopers still living in the wild. Now the whooping crane is making a comeback. In 2007, over 300 whooping cranes were migrating between Canada and Texas. Find out what scientists are doing and what you can do to help this endangered animal.

The Whooping Crane: Help Save This Endangered Species

Provides a look at the characteristics, breeding, and survival skills of the tallest bird in North America while examining the steps presently being taken to keep it from becoming extinct.

• Publisher : Myreportlinks.com (1 Jan. 2006)
• Language: : English
• Library Binding : 128 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1598450328
• ISBN-13 : 978-1598450323
  

Whooping Crane Road to Recovery 

The whooping crane is a unique bird found only in North America and known for its whooping call great height for a bird. Readers will learn about the whooping crane's fight for survival as hunters killed them for their beautiful feathers and humans drained their wetland habitats to build houses.

• Publisher : Cherry Lake Publishing; Illustrated edition (1 Aug. 2007)
• Language: : English
• Library Binding : 32 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1602790345
• ISBN-13 : 978-1602790346

Whooping Cranes

Introduces whooping cranes, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, eating habits, life cycle, and the threats to their existence.

• Publisher : Rourke Pub Group (1 Aug. 2009)
• Language: : English
• Paperback : 24 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1606948407
• ISBN-13 : 978-1606948408

Cranes of the World

Publisher : Indiana Univ Pr; First Edition (1 Dec. 1983)

• Language: : English
• ISBN-10 : 0253112559
• ISBN-13 : 978-0253112552
• Paul Johnsgard

Crane: The Bird of Hope (Polish) 

Publisher : Agencja Reklamowo; Bilingual edition (1 May 2000)

• Language: : Polish
• ISBN-10 : 8391269906
• ISBN-13 : 978-8391269909

The Whooping Crane: A Comeback Story

At one time thousands of graceful whooping cranes soared across the United States and Canada. But as civilization advanced on their territory, the whoopers rapidly began to disappear. Here Dorothy Hinshaw Patent details the ongoing rescue of these magnificent birds, focusing on the two populations of whooping cranes living in the eild and a captive breeding program in which scientists are helping to ensure the survival of this unique and endangered species.
Paperback.88pp.Colour and B7W photographs.

Cranes: A Natural History of a Bird in Crisis 

The history, habits, life and lore of a resourceful and iconic bird. Long in neck, leg and wing, cranes are imposing wading birds that are among the largest and tallest of the world's bird families. Cranes are found on all continents except South America and Antarctica. They are typically associated with open wetland and grassland habitats, where their bright plumage, graceful proportions and convivial nature are displayed in elaborate dancing and duet calling. Those species that breed in the northern regions of North America and Eurasia undertake long migrations each spring and fall. Cranes choose life-long mates and are devoted parents that raise their young with both tenderness and determination. Cranes traces the history of these fascinating birds from their early origins in the Mesozoic Era to the present day. The book covers anatomy, feeding habits, mating rituals, habitats, caring for the chicks, migration and seasonal movements. A special section is devoted to cranes in myth and folklore. Species profiles are included, along with range maps and conservation status of: Black-crowned crane Red-crowned crane Black-necked crane Sandhill crane Blue crane Sarus crane Brolga Siberian crane Demoiselle crane Wattled crane Eurasian crane White-naped crane Grey crowned crane Whooping crane Hooded crane. Emphasis is given to the whooping crane as a case study of the environmental and human pressures that threaten the existence of all family members. Through the tireless efforts of many dedicated researchers and volunteers, this species is slowly being brought back from the edge of extinction. Operation Migration, the project to establish a migratory population of whooping cranes in the eastern United States, is profiled in a special chapter of Cranes.

The Cranes: Status Survey

The Cranes are among the most ancient and distinctive families of birds on Earth, yet they are among the world's most threatened groups of birds. This Action Plan describes the many different sorts of threats facing cranes, especially as they migrate through different countries, and the many solutions that have been attempted to overcome them. It is intended for all those involved in crane conservation, including conservation biologists; conservation organizations, other non-governmental organizations, inter-national development agencies; political, civic, and business leaders; funding agencies and foundations; educators; and members of the general public.

The Whooping Crane

Publisher : Perfection Learning; Illustrated edition (1 Aug. 1997)

• Language: : English
• Library Binding : 54 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0780767144
• ISBN-13 : 978-0780767140

Whooping Cranes: Biology and Conservation

Whooping Cranes: Biology and Conservation covers one of the most endangered birds in North America, and the subject of intense research and highly visible conservation activity. The volume summarizes current biological information on Whooping Cranes and provides the basis for future research necessary for conservation of this species.

This edited volume concentrates on work completed in the past 20 years in the areas of population biology, behaviour and social structure, habitat use, disease and health, captive breeding, and Whooping Crane conservation. Much of the information presented comes from the study and management of remnant and reintroduced populations of Whooping Cranes in the field; some information is from experimentation and breeding of captive Whooping Cranes.

Whooping Cranes: Biology and Conservation seeks to inform and galvanize action dedicated to meeting the challenges faced by Whooping Crane managers and conservationists. Thus, it describes one model of endangered species conservation and restoration that will interest a wide audience: professionals that work on cranes; researchers in the fields of small population biology, endangered species, and avian ecology; wildlife veterinarians and those involved in avian husbandry; administrators of management agencies or conservation organizations; conservationists in other fields; teachers of conservation biology or ornithology and their students; and the educated general public.

The Man Who Saved the Whooping Crane

• Millions of people know a little bit about efforts to save the whooping crane, thanks to the movie & Fly Away Home and annual news stories about ultralight planes leading migratory flocks. But few realise that in the spring of 1941, the population of these magnificent birds—pure white with black wingtips, standing five feet tall with a seven-foot wingspan—had reached an all-time low of fifteen. Written off as a species destined for extinction, the whooping crane has made a slow but unbelievable comeback over the last seven decades. This recovery would have been impossible if not for the efforts of Robert Porter Allen, an ornithologist with the National Audubon Society, whose courageous eight-year crusade to find the only remaining whooping crane nesting site in North America garnered nationwide media coverage. His search and his impassioned lectures about overdevelopment, habitat loss, and unregulated hunting triggered a media blitz that had thousands of citizens on the lookout for the birds during their migratory trips.

Sandhill and Whooping Cranes

Driving west from Lincoln to Grand Island, Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard remarks, is like driving backward in time. “I suspect,” he says, “that the migrating cranes of a pre–ice age period some ten million years ago would fully understand every nuance of the crane conversation going on today along the Platte.”

Johnsgard has spent nearly a half century observing cranes, from a yearly foray to Nebraska’s Platte River valley to see the spring migration, to pilgrimages to the birds’ wintering grounds in Arizona and nesting territory in Alaska. In this book he draws from his own extensive experience as well as the latest science to offer a richly detailed and deeply felt account of the ecology of sandhill and whooping cranes and the wetlands in which they live.

Propagation Of The Houbara Bustard

In association with the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Saudi Arabia. An account of the achievements of the National Wildlife Research Centre of Saudi Arabia in keeping the endangered Houbara bustard alive through captive breeding.

ECOLOGY OF HOUBARA BUSTARD

The present study describes Ecology of Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii) a desert adapted species in Pakistan.There is different composition of plant communities in diffrent localities;Houbara generally avoided the high sand dunes (above 6 meter) and preferred interdunal flats and small sand dunes (2-6 meter).Overall densities in Punjab were calculated as 0.152, 0.150 and 0.147 birds/km2 in 1999, 2000 and 2001 respectively. This reflects minor fluctuations in population dynamics.In Nag Valley (Kharan) the density was 0.141 birds/km2 in 1999, which gradually decreased to 0.116 in 2000 and 0.103 birds/km2 in 2001.The gizzard analysis revealed that Houbara fed heavily on desert plants (19)in their wintering areas in the Punjab; the preferred animal food was beetles. The survival ratio of rehabilited Houbara determined by telemetry in Nag was 60%, in Khairpur 46.47% and in Rahim Yar Khan 80%.Arabs Falconry, trapping, overgrazing, fuel wood collection and habitat shrinkage were main threats for Houbara population. Effective management involving local communities is required for the sustainable use of Houbara and other wildlife.

The bustards, hemipodes, and sandgrouse represent three taxonomically distinct and diverse families. Most of their members have become adapted to life in deserts, semi-deserts, or steppes of the Old World. This is the first monograph covering any of these groups, and is a companion volume to the author's The Pheasants of the World and The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World. It covers all fifty-one extant species, and all but one of them are illustrated by paintings by Major Henry Jones, done from specimens in The Natural History Museum, London. These paintings are owned by The Zoological Society of London and are reproduced with their permission. The Lark-quail is illustrated by a new painting by Mark Marcuson. The text includes comparative chapters on the taxonomy and phylogeny of the three bird groups, their zoogeographic patterns, social behaviour, breeding biology, and status (in cases of rare or endangered species). The species accounts include identification criteria, summaries of available biological information, and range descriptions. Keys for the identification of genera and species are also provided, and approximately four-hundred literature sources are cited. This book is intended for ornithologists, zoologists, ecologists, naturalists, conservationists, collectors of illustrated bird books.