Tall, magnificent birds with long legs and necks, cranes spend most of their lives near the shallow water of swamps, lakes, streams, and ponds to hunt for prey and construct their nests. There are 15 ...

Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

A record number of cranes bred in the UK last year as the once-vanished bird continues its comeback. Cranes became extinct ...

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Hear the wild, bugling calls of sandhill cranes in central Illinois and find out why this spring migration stop leaves ...

The large, gangly birds often startle homeowners who see them walking down streets and through yards.

Sandhill cranes are the latest victims of a particularly persistent strain of avian influenza, killing at least 1,500 of the migrating birds in recent weeks, according to a biologist with the Indiana ...

The International Crane Foundation announced Monday that Ducky, an endangered female whooping crane the foundation planned to release into the wilds of Wisconsin this fall, died on Thursday after ...

The latest breeding survey in Scotland found that the 10 pairs fledged nine chicks last year. Four pairs were confirmed to have bred in 2024, the RSPB said.

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 ...