Target Species

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol--Spring 2023 Final Report

The Executive Director’s Office (EDO) of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) enumerated and monitored whooping cranes during the spring 2023 migration using daily systematic aerial surveys along PRRIP’s Associated Habitat Reach on the central Platte River from Lexington to Chapman, Nebraska. Results from this monitoring effort are summarized in this report.