Q. I saw the following quote on a poster at a wildlife sanctuary in Florida: “Cranes are large birds with long beaks found on ...

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

"The whooping crane flew beyond the usual breeding grounds," he said, adding that it managed to find some sandhill cranes and migrated south with them the next season. "It may not have completely ...

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 ...

It was the same size as the other sandhill cranes so there was no mistaking it for a larger endangered whooping crane. Also missing were a whooper’s black wingtips and cheeks. Several Rowe ...

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

Sandhill Crane Bosque del Apache Wildlife Reserve New Mexico ... protecting shrubby breeding habitats and wintering grounds for these avian jewels. The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) represents one ...