Whooping cranes, paperwork delaying Neb. projects?

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - There's never been a reported sighting of a whooping crane near McCook, but worries that construction might disturb the endangered bird may be one reason road work is being delayed in the area

The master puppeteer who is helping to save rare bird from extinction

Only 235 wattled cranes remain in the wild and Mike Jordan, an expert at the Scottish conservation firm Atmos Consulting, has volunteered to help boost their numbers in South Africa.

A dry Bharatpur won't be much of a bird sanctuary

BHARATPUR (Rajasthan): There is an air of despair among bird watchers and officials at the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary here. The rains have played truant so far and the swamps are dry. Without aquatic life, that is food for the migratory birds, many of the winged visitors may not show up this winter, which is bad news for tourism.

Man held over keeping Crested Crane

A man was arrested on Friday over possessing a Crested Crane contrary to wildlife regulations. The 44-year-old cattle keeper, Erias Mukasa, is detained at Kikumbi- Kirimanyanga, Zana Police Post after he was arrested from his residence at Ndejje village, in Makindye-Ssabagabo, Wakiso district.

Cranes return to East Anglian fens

In the last week, two juvenile cranes have been seen at the RSPB Lakenheath Fen nature reserve, creating a wave of interest from visitors.

Red-crowned cranes in NE China attract tourists

A bevy of red-crowned cranes fly over the wetland of the Zhalong Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on July 25, 2009. Located near Qiqihar City in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the Zhalong Nature Reserve is a perfect habitat for red-crowned cranes, and also a perfect observation site for bird fans at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaolong)

Chinese nature reserve artificially breeds 22 endangered cranes

CHANGCHUN, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Researchers in Xianghai Nature Reserve in northeast China's Jilin Province have artificially bred 22 endangered red-crowned cranes since March, bringing their population in the reserve to 71.

Winter attractions in Japan

February is the best month for bird watchers to take close up photos of Japanese Red-crowned Cranes.

Farmers can get permits to kill sandhill cranes

Farmers are getting permits to shoot sandhill cranes, he said. They are burying them and keeping it secret. He was shocked.

Korean Scientists Succeed in Hatching Rare Red-Crowned Cranes

For the first time in Korea researchers have succeeded in artificially hatching the endangered species Grus japonensis, commonly known as the Red-crowned Crane. There are 15 species of cranes in the world, nine of which are on the verge of extinction.

Photo: Artificially hatched red-crowned crane chicks /Bird Ecology Research Institute of Kyungpook National University

A visit to Dong Thap in Mekong Delta

The nature reserve has 198 species of water birds, which account for a quarter of the bird species that exist in Vietnam, including red-crowned cranes, pelicans and swallows.