位于德克萨斯州3300英亩的新避难所保护濒临绝种起重机的冬季重要栖息地。 A new 3,300-acre Texas sanctuary protects the endangered whooping crane’s vital winter habitat.

位于德克萨斯海岸的三千三百英亩保护区(Wolfberry Whoping Crane Sanctuary)已经成立, 以保护北美最稀有的鸟类之一、濒危的百草枯鹤。 A 3,300-acre sanctuary named the Wolfberry Whooping Crane Sanctuary has been established along Texas’s coast to protect the endangered whooping crane, one of North America’s rarest birds. 该保护区由国际鹤基金会、保护基金和海岸湾湾与河口项目共同创建，保护着最后一只自给自足的野生鸟群的重要冬季栖息地，这些鸟群每年从加拿大迁徙而来。 The sanctuary, created by the International Crane Foundation, The Conservation Fund, and the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, safeguards critical winter habitat for the last self-sustaining wild flock, which migrates annually from Canada. 在1940年代下降到16只鸟类后,由于养护努力,其人口已增至550多只,尽管城市发展、气候变化、海平面上升和生境丧失的威胁依然存在。 Once down to 16 birds in the 1940s, their population has grown to over 550 due to conservation efforts, though threats from urban development, climate change, sea level rise, and habitat loss persist. 该地区还支持其他濒危物种,如阿根廷猎鹰和黑铁路。 The area also supports other endangered species like the aplomado falcon and black rail.