Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 species of cranes in the family Gruidae. With long legs and a large torso, ...

OTHELLO, Wash. — It’s the Sandhill Crane Festival in Othello, Washington this weekend. If you’re crazy about birds, you’ll love seeing the Sandhill cranes. One of the oldest living bird species on the ...

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 ...

Spotting a Eurasian collard dove is not normally exciting for a birder in Indiana. But when Jim Brown recently learned one had been seen in Greene County near Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area, he was ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." The Central Valley ...

BARABOO, Wis. (WKOW) -- The International Crane Foundation has announced the death of an endangered whooping crane, Ducky. Ducky died earlier in September due to bird flu. “We are deeply saddened by ...

Wisconsin lawmakers are trying to create a hunting season for sandhill cranes, much to the dismay of crane lovers and the ...

(WLUK) -- An endangered whooping crane, set to be released into the wild, died earlier this month from bird flu. The International Crane Foundation says the loss marks the first confirmed death of a ...