There is some good news for whooping cranes. The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, announced that its first-ever whooping crane baby has hatched. The chick is ...

BARABOO, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the International Crane Foundation, headquartered in Wisconsin, have confirmed the first death of an Endangered Whooping Crane due to Highly Pathogenic Avian ...

A whooping crane chick died from highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in September in Wisconsin, the first known mortality of the endangered species from the disease, according to the ...

The whooping crane population wintering at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge reached a record high of 557 birds during the 2024-25 season. The population has shown steady growth, with a growth rate of ...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard and seen some annual winter residents of Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma slowly flying and gliding into the area. For myself and many other people, ...