AT A GLANCE
HABITAT
Marshlands, grasslands, coastal shrub, oak woodlands, a flood channel, and salt ponds.
TERRAIN
Flat trails through the marshes. Moderate to steep
Louisiana’s Whooping Cranes
Whooping Cranes are special birds that came close to extinction in the 1940s. Now they are successfully breeding in southwestern and south-central Louisiana wetlands, and at least half of their nests are constructed in crawfish ponds. A reintroductio
