The Florida Wildlife Federation unveiled the winners of the 2025 Lou Kellenberger Florida Photo Contest, showcasing exceptional photography that captures the essence of wild Florida. Above, Kayaking ...

Whooping Crane (Grus americana) Whooping cranes are rare in Colorado, and there are around 260 individuals living in the state. Less than half of whooping cranes in Colorado are in captivity.

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

Although sandhill crane populations dipped drastically when European settlers came to the New World, their climb back since the mid-1900s has been steady.

It is oft remarked that hunters would never mistakenly shoot a whooping crane, while hunting sandhill cranes, but that is not the case. Tragically, in 2021, the largest whooping crane poaching ...

Jeff Getz's regular trip to see the massive migration of sandhill cranes in Nebraska, which resulted in seeing whooping cranes, leads the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Like so many others, the Northern transplant flew to Florida for warmer temperatures, landed in Osceola County and stayed over 20 years. Now he’s moved on. This particular ...

For the third time in 14 years, a bill that would open a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin has been introduced in the state legislature. According to wording in […] ...

MINDEN, Neb. — Sandhill crane migration is in full swing. It’s one of Nebraska’s spectacles. Over hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes will migrate through central Nebraska and have already ...

The recent deaths of an estimated 1,500 sandhill cranes in Indiana due to bird flu has increased concerns for endanagered whooping cranes, including those that nest in Wisconsin.