"Whooping Cranes: Saving a Texas Icon" a lecture by Ben Jones, Senior Director of Conservation, Dallas Zoo, and Sprina Liu, Bird Curator, Dallas Zoo, is presented in conjunction with the exhibition BIRD SHOW at Valley House Gallery.
Whooping cranes are North America’s tallest bird and one of our most endangered. By the mid-1900's, the whooping crane population plunged to an unprecedented low of only 15 birds, due to habitat loss and over-hunting. Thanks to conservation efforts, over 500 birds persist in the wild today. The Texas Gulf Coast is the winter home to whooping cranes who return to the same nesting areas and mate for life. Come join us and learn about the new Whooping Crane Center of Texas, a 5-acre breed-and-release conservation facility designed with help from crane experts and staffed by the Dallas Zoo’s experienced bird department. After the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge in Maryland lost funding and was no longer able to care for their whooping cranes, the Dallas Zoo immediately offered support. As one of only six organizations worldwide selected to participate in the whooping crane breeding program, the Dallas Zoo’s innovative solution was to create the Whooping Crane Center of Texas. We invite you to come and learn about this iconic part of our state’s natural heritage. The whooping cranes future is uncertain without continued conservation intervention.
BIRD SHOW is a summer celebration of our skyward friends, featuring artists inspired by the avian world. This exhibition is on view from August 10 through September 7, 2019.
Preview the exhibition on the Valley House website at http://www.valleyhouse.com/thumbnails.asp?mode=page&idx=236
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Photograph courtesy of Dr. Jerold Lancourt
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