Whooping cranes were almost extinct — until Canadian ornithologist George Archibald learned to dance with them
Whooping cranes have a remarkable recovery story. Meet some of the scientists bringing them back, in the documentary Dances ...
First whooping cranes appear with huge number of sandhill cranes in central Nebraska
Crane Trust officials say they've never seen such a big jump in numbers of cranes arriving in Nebraska for the spring migration.
How humans in costumes teach whooping cranes to be cranes
The International Crane Foundation’s costume-rearing technique prevents the birds from imprinting on their keepers.
Iconic Sandhill cranes face mass die-off in bird flu outbreak
More than 1,500 iconic sandhill cranes have been killed by bird flu in Indiana, officials say, the latest development in the spread of the highly infectious respiratory illness. Volunteers in masks ...
Die-off of hundreds of sandhill cranes in Indiana heightens concerns for endangered whooping cranes
The recent deaths of an estimated 1,500 sandhill cranes in Indiana due to bird flu has increased concerns for endanagered ...
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More Than 1,500 Sandhill Cranes Killed by Bird Flu in Indiana, Raising Concerns Among Biologists
The tall, slender grey birds are making their annual spring migration to northern breeding grounds. Experts say the virus could become a larger problem if it gets passed to endangered whooping cranes ...
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Iconic Sandhill cranes face mass die-off in bird flu outbreak
The outbreak also raises fears about the potential threat to the nation's endangered whooping cranes. Though not every dead crane is being tested for bird flu, Indiana state officials confirmed ...