Printable VersionMay 17, 2013 -- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials are looking for leads regarding a whooping crane that was found shot to death in Red River Parish.
The whooping crane was found and recovered from...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 3:40pm
Dec. 19, 2012 – The fourteen juvenile whooping cranes delivered to White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) in Gueydan last month were released into the wild Monday. The young cranes join fourteen adults which are part of an experimental population being monitored by the Louisiana...
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 10:13am
Dec. 5, 2012 – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists received a third cohort of juvenile whooping cranes at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) in Gueydan on Nov. 29. The 14 young cranes add to the state’s resident population established...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 10:45am
Aug. 23, 2012 -- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) recently held its first two whooping crane education “Give a Whoop” Workshops, as part of a grant provided by Chevron and facilitated by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation and the...
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Monday, June 25, 2012 - 3:21pm
June 25, 2012 – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is launching a multi-faceted public education campaign designed to increase public awareness of the presence of whooping cranes in the state.
The non-migratory population, currently numbering 16 cranes, has been...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 4:30pm
Dec. 27, 2011 – Sixteen juvenile whooping cranes were released into the wild today at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) in Gueydan. The juvenile cranes join three adults that were released in March as part of an experimental population being monitored by the Louisiana Department of...
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Monday, December 5, 2011 - 5:43pm
Dec. 5, 2011– A second group of juvenile whooping cranes was delivered Dec. 1 to White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) in Gueydan as part of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) species’ restoration project in progress.
“Our biologists will continue...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 3:27pm
LDWF Enforcement Division Identifies Two Juveniles as Suspects in Shooting
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Oct. 11, 2011 -- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents have identified two...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 12:01pm
Feb. 22, 2011 - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) welcomed project partners today to White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) to celebrate the return of the whooping crane to the marshes of southwest Louisiana.
“Species restoration successes will signal coastal...
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Monday, February 7, 2011 - 6:45pm
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced today that it will be re-introducing the whooping crane to Louisiana later this month. The Department of Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) cleared the way for the crane's return with approval for an...
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