The International Crane Foundation’s costume-rearing technique prevents the birds from imprinting on their keepers.

In 1954, an eight-year-old George Archibald was sitting in a one-room school in Nova Scotia when he heard a CBC radio program about whooping cranes in Northern Canada. It was a dramatization ...

Sandhill cranes are the most numerous of the crane species in the United States, drawing tens of thousands of tourists annually to festivals and bird-watching excursions across the Midwest. The ...

As pilot Jim Bredy banks hard for another pass, he and his two passengers press their faces against the glass, squinting to spot familiar white smudges on the ground—adult whooping cranes—with ...

Whooping crane chickens are protected under the Endangered Species Act and individuals who harm the creature see up to one year in jail and $50,000 in fines. ‘It is with a heavy heart that we ...

Bonneau said the eaglet and the recent whooping crane festival have been a birding blessing. In fact, it was resident volunteer Debra Christien who spotted the baby eagle and alerted refuge staff.

"That magnitude of that loss makes us worried not only about sandhill cranes but of course whooping cranes, too." Lacy and ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been planning to weaken whooping crane protections since early 2021, according to federal documents obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Two whooping cranes, the first of the year, have also been reported. “We did confirm them,” Krohn said. “We can say the whooping crane migration has started.” Several species of ducks ...

PORT ARANSAS, Texas — Thousands of people from across the world have gathered in Port Aransas for a rare opportunity to observe the endangered whooping crane during the 28th annual Whooping ...

The outbreak also raises fears about the potential threat to the nation's endangered whooping cranes. Though not every dead crane is being tested for bird flu, Indiana state officials confirmed ...