While this flock appears to have not been impacted by bird flu, an eastern population of sandhill cranes saw 1,500 die.

In the wake of an unprecedented mass die-off of sandhill cranes due to bird flu in Indiana, wildlife specialists are expressing heightened concerns over the potential impact of the disease to birds as ...

Sandhill cranes are found year-round in Louisiana, Florida and Georgia. Scientists say migratory flocks, especially of wetland birds, have been responsible for helping to spread the virus.

Upward of 27,000 greaters and lessers migrate through south-central Colorado between mid-February and mid-April, and they’ve been taking their spring break in the San Luis Valley for thousands of ...

In recent weeks, biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources have counted hundreds of dead sandhill cranes statewide. At least 500 of the birds were found dead in Jackson County ...

The current H5N1 strain seems to be more potent and spreads easily among the large flocks of cranes. DNR expects fewer deaths next year as surviving birds develop immunity and warmer weather ...

Previous testing in Jackson County showed that other sandhill cranes and waterfowl tested positive for bird flu. Though the specific birds spotted in the ponds have yet to be tested, a ...

Crane Trust officials say they've never seen such a big jump in numbers of cranes arriving in Nebraska for the spring migration.