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In the 1940s or 1950s I remember them saying there were only 40 whooping cranes left. I heard in the 1980s there were over 200. Some of the effort to build their number involved putting them with sand hill crane populations.

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There were fewer than 300 whooping cranes in the 21st century mainly due to habitat loss, hunting, and low reproductive rates. These factors have significantly impacted the population, making it difficult for them to recover and increase in numbers. Conservation efforts are in place to protect and increase the population of whooping cranes.

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