A Grey Crowned Crane, the national bird of Uganda,rescued from a sack on the back of a truck, recovers at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, Entebbe, Nov 4, 2006 ...

Every year, the majestic sandhill cranes migrating back north stop in Fish Lake in LaPorte to sleep overnight before heading back north to breeding grounds in places like Michigan and Wisconsin.

An endangered crane went on a days-long adventure after escaping from a zoo in Washington. Now she has quite the story to tell her “zoomates.” Alice, an East African crowned crane, got out of her ...

Discover 9 of the world’s most spectacular birdwatching destinations—from Peru’s Amazon to Japan’s snow-covered wetlands.

Cranes are some of the world's most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a ...

It was a spring of science, magic and milestones during this year’s sandhill crane migration. The biggest moment came March 17 during the week-five aerial count when a record 736,000 birds were ...

See All Key Ideas Just 10 years ago, spotting a gray crowned crane in Rwanda’s wetlands had become a rarity. These elegant birds — tall and statuesque, with golden plumes fanning from their ...

Sandhill cranes are a federally-protected migratory bird. Wisconsin DNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services were contacted about the crane. OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - It was a neighborhood nuisance ...

LITTLE FALLS — Join other birders May 10 at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge for a morning spring bird walk along the Platte River Trail. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Crane ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Dead birds float in Fish Lake in Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says for the first time, sandhill cranes are being killed by bird flu.

Nature got it right with the cranes. They are among the world’s oldest living birds and one of the planet’s most successful life-forms, having outlasted millions of other species. The ...

Migrating birds seen by Crane Trust Conservation Fellow Matt Urbanksi. Video provided by Crane Trust in 2023. The number of sandhill cranes stopping in the central Platte River valley has jumped ...