Other countries have seen mass crane die-offs caused by bird flu, from Israel to Japan to Hungary, where an at least 10,000 and possibly 20,000 Eurasian cranes died in winter 2023. Featured Weekly Ad ...

The recent deaths of an estimated 1,500 sandhill cranes in Indiana due to bird flu has increased concerns for endanagered whooping cranes, including those that nest in Wisconsin.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that the bird flu is responsible for the deaths in this population.DNR avian health specialist Eli Fleace reported that about 600 cranes ...

The bird flu is taking out wildlife in some parts of Indiana. Birds known as the sandhill cranes are turning up dead on frozen lakes in LaPorte County, Indiana. Sign up for our Newsletters Around ...

Majestic sandhill cranes are dying of bird flu in Indiana This is the first time the virus has killed these birds, officials say. Some 30 of Indiana’s 92 counties have reported sandhill crane ...

Indiana DNR said 200 dead sandhill cranes were found at the Mascatatuk National Wildlife Refuge, which is included in the county total of 500 dead birds in Jackson County. Authorities said the ...

Bird flu is killing Indiana’s sandhill cranes ... “If a crane dies out in the woods somewhere and nobody sees it, we don’t get that one reported,” said Eli Fleace, ...

It is common in wild birds, especially waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors," the Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release. "Notably, more than 1,500 sandhill cranes have been ...

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 India… ...

Birds known as the sandhill cranes are turning up dead on frozen lakes in LaPorte County, Indiana.Around 600 cranes have died in Jackson County, Indiana, and it's likely from bird flu, according ...

SEYMOUR, Ind. — On Highway 50 near Seymour, Indiana, there is a scene of sandhill cranes in the marsh: both dead and alive. Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said this species is another ...