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 ...

A rare bird species that once vanished from Louisiana is making a steady comeback as four more whooping cranes were released into the wild last month. The release of the young birds, which were raised ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A pair of whooping cranes on a crawfish farm in Calcasieu Parish is expected to have a hatchling any day now, continuing their successful breeding streak as part of ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Whooping cranes are listed as an endangered species in the United States, which means they are protected because of their low population. “So last year we actually set a record ...

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, ...

Some residents along the Gulf Coast are creating habitat for the endangered birds on their properties, but development, saltwater intrusion and bird flu are putting pressure on the species’ recovery ...