LINUM, Germany (AP) — In a spot outside Berlin that’s usually a paradise for birdwatchers, volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in recent days as bird flu has hit the migrating birds ...

Once on the brink of extinction, the birds now have a new sanctuary on an isolated stretch of the Gulf Coast between Corpus ...

Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 ...

A whooping crane chick died from highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in September in Wisconsin, the first known mortality of the endangered species from the disease, according to the ...

Sandhill cranes are the latest victims of a particularly persistent strain of avian influenza, killing at least 1,500 of the migrating birds in recent weeks, according to a biologist with the Indiana ...

It's a sure-fire sign of spring, the return of sandhill cranes to the plains, creeks and lakes of Montana. Here's some neat things you may not know about the large birds. 5. Sandhills cranes are the ...

Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back.

Ann Cartner stood along the Walborn Reservoir with a pair of black binoculars over her eyes. She watched the water quietly until she spotted a tall, whitish bird in the distance. "Come here, Todd!" ...