More than 14,000 sandhill cranes, along with several endangered whooping cranes, are spending the winter there. This area is ...

Once on the brink of extinction, the birds have expanded beyond the protected lands set aside for them in the 1970s. On an isolated stretch of Texas coastline, conservation groups have acquired more ...

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BARABOO, Wis. -- The International Crane Foundation, based in Baraboo, is purchasing large swaths of land along the Texas Gulf Coast in an effort to protect the endangered Whooping Crane. The ...

Whooping cough cases are rising again in the United States, fueled by falling vaccination rates and waning immunity over time. Babies who are too young to be fully vaccinated face the highest risk of ...

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Whooping cough cases in Mississippi have reached a 16-year high, with 139 cases reported in 2025. Children ages 5-17 and infants under one year old are the most affected by the whooping cough outbreak ...

WOLFBERRY WHOOPING CRANE SANCTUARY — Carter Crouch has been fascinated by the whooping crane’s conservation story for as long as he can remember. The white bird, named for its “whooping” call, is one ...

This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. On an isolated stretch of Texas coastline, ...