The Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, WA is looking for a missing bird. The East African Crowned Crane was last seen near Lake Sammamish State Park.

When conservation efforts bring a species back from the brink of extinction, it is worth celebrating. It is no easy feat to implement policy changes, and it can be challenging to convince those who ...

Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 ...

The bird is one of the zoo’s juvenile East African crowned cranes, a species known for its distinctive golden crown of feathers.

Once a conservation success story, the blue crane’s declining breeding rates and sharp population drops in key regions have ...

If you see the bird, do not approach it. Instead, call the zoo at (206) 641-1554. Rare crowned crane spotted after escaping Cougar Mountain Zoo ...

An endangered East African crowned crane has escaped from Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, Washington, prompting an urgent bird hunt by zoo staff. The juvenile female bird was last seen around 10: ...

An endangered East African crowned crane escaped the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, the zoo said in a May 21 Facebook post. The young female bird has been gone for days, and no one can seem to ...