the prevalent sandhill crane and the endangered whooping crane. The cranes are depicted among wildflowers in their typical wetland habitat. Get daily updates on the Packers during the season.

Each spring, some of Nebraska’s most anticipated visitors descend on the Platte River in droves, both by land and by air: the ...

“Experiencing the spring sandhill crane migration in Nebraska ... Learn fascinating whooping crane facts. For the best experience, Amanda says birders should plan for at least a few days in ...

If you’ve explored Wisconsin’s wetlands, you’ve probably come across one of two tall birds — the sandhill crane or the whooping crane. Sandhill cranes were on the brink of extinction just ...

said the Sandhill crane deaths also highlight a greater concern: the risk to endangered whooping cranes. Though there are an estimated 827,000 sandhill cranes in the United States, there are as ...

Of the 15 distinct species of cranes, two migratory cranes (sandhill and whooping) seem to be prime candidates for colonizing ...

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 ...

A single whooping crane spent some time this week with a sandhill crane group in the Alda area, according to wildlife biologist Dave Baasch. He is a crane habitat specialist for Headwaters ...

the endangered whooping crane and the sandhill crane. The design becomes the latest specialized license plate to benefit environmental organizations supporting conservation efforts within the ...

Whooping crane 1018 was relocated from an Osceola County ... Some bird species adapt better to living in subdivisions, like meadowlarks or sandhill cranes, he said, but whooping cranes stand ...

The whooping crane was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... “I watched him fly in with two sandhill cranes and he was making some sounds so he was pretty vocal,” she said.