21 Cranes released onto the Somerset Levels

The story of the cranes release
By Amy King and Roland Digby - The crane's surrogate parents

September 2010. So, the day in question finally arrived and it was time to release the cranes. Although it was a bit more blustery than we might have liked, we decided that, because of the nature of the release site and the bird's clear attachment to their grey suited parents and release site, things would be OK. Compared to other releases this was always going to be different, for the main part I am pretty sure that no other UK releases have costumed handlers leading the birds in question out of their pen.

WI DNR offers a crane-watching day

Sandhill Crane Wetland Tour Program at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve

2 sandhill cranes flown from Green Bay wildlife sanctuary to Connecticut zoo

Sandhill cranes don't fly first class or coach. But with a little help from Delta Air Lines, two sandhill cranes flew in a plane's cargo area on Tuesday morning, making the trip from Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary in Green Bay to the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Conn. - Charles Davis

Switch to underground cable benefits whooping cranes

Fish and Wildlife Service officials cite benefits of converting power lines
An effort to replace North Dakota power lines knocked out by storms last winter with underground cable has proven to have a secondary benefit: reducing the mortality of endangered whooping cranes.

Water flows in, heritage safe - Birds return to parched Keoladeo park in Rajasthan

Water is once again flowing into the lakes of the Keoladeo National Park, staving off the threat of the bird sanctuary losing its World Heritage Site label.

Keoladeo in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, once known to support 40,000 birds from 375 species, has seen its winged population dwindle over the past few years because of water scarcity. It now hosts about 200 species of birds, mostly domestic, with the migratory birds yet to arrive. - Rakhee Roy Talukdar

1st century wall paintings restored in Jordan

The paintings portray a wine harvest, with human figures, resembling the god Dionysus, celebrating. There are also birds, including a demoiselle crane and a Palestine sunbird with rich colours.

Whooping Cranes Make Rare Visit to Northfield

What started as a typical day for Carleton College Cowling Arboretum director Nancy Braker turned into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when she received a phone call from a neighbor, alerting her to the presence of Whooping Cranes in the College-owned McKnight Prairie area this past Monday.

Necedah Whooping Crane Festival Is Saturday Sept. 18

NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) ― Whooping crane enthusiasts and people working to save them from extinction are expected in Necedah this weekend.

Ugandan wins Whitley award

A Ugandan has won a Whitley Award in the United Kingdom for conserving crested cranes and wetlands. He is Jimmy Muheebwa, the project coordinator for the community-based conservation of cranes and wetlands under Nature Uganda in the Lake Victoria basin. - By Chris Mugasha

Performing birds fly east after Monday

A West African Crowned Crane flies around during a performance of “Soar: A Symphony in Flight” at the San Diego Zoo. Sean M. Haffey • U-T

Ringo the crane has become a tattoo star

With a reputation to rival Rod Hull's Emu, it's hard to imagine anyone wanting a tattoo of Ringo, the bad-tempered grey crowned crane, on their arm.

But Caisa Karlstrom, 23, from Sweden, has had the aggressive bird immortalised on her arm in a huge, colourful tattoo.

Ringo has been launching violent attacks on his keepers Jayne and Andrew Collier at Axe Valley Bird and Animal Sanctuary in Axminster.

Treatment procedures and technolgies for pesticide-poisoning cranes

Treatment procedures and technolgies for pesticide-poisoning cranes

LIN Bao-qing^1,2, TIAN Xiu-Hua², LIU Wei¹, LI Lian shan¹

(1.College of Wildlife Resource,Northest Forsetry University, Harbin 15004,China; 2.Xianghai National Nature Reserve Administration of Jilin, Baicheng 137215, China)

Abstract: Pesticide poisoning is one of the important factors to thresten the population safe of wild cranes.A variety of commonly used pesticides that may cause poisoning to wild crane and their toxicology were analyzed.The procedures and technologies for treatment of pesticide-poisoned cranes were summarized in accordance with the typical cases of 47 treated poisoning-cranes,including red-crowned crane,white crane,white-headed crane,common crane,and white-naped crane,in Xianghai National Nature Rreserve and its adjacent area during the yaers of 1998-2007.Additionally,some proposals were also put porward for prevention of pesticide poisoning to the cranes.

Auction of decorated bird statues raises $44,000

KEARNEY — An auction of public art raised $44,000 for the Kearney Dawn Rotary Club Thursday at the Museum of Nebraska Art. - By Rick Brown, Kearney Hub Staff Writer

Two precious Sarus nests abandoned at Keoladeo

JAIPUR: While the water from the Pachna dam have spelt life for the otherwise parched Keoladeo national park but may be responsible for atleast two precious nests of the Saras crane being abandoned by the bird. The Sarus crane, a bird species characteristic of wetlands, is categorised as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List - Anindo Dey, The Times of India

A fly-past not seen for 400 years: How the first flock of British cranes since the 16th century were set free

Its piercing cry echoed over our marshes and wetlands - until it was hunted to extinction. But 400 years on, the crane is making a comeback.

Experts who want to return the species to its former habitat have hatched eggs from Germany and are reintroducing a flock of 20. - By David Derbyshire

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Reintroduction of Non-migratory Whooping Cranes into Southwest Louisiana

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today in the Federal Register it is seeking public comment on a proposed rule to reintroduce the endangered whooping crane into habitat in its historic range on the state-owned White Lake Wetland Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

To allow adequate time to conduct this review, the Service requests that information be received on or before October 18, 2010. You may submit written information on the proposed rule by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R4-ES-2010-0057; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203.
• E-mails or faxes will not be accepted. All comments will be posted on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that any personal information provided will be posted.

Sandhills in crosshairs

What was once considered a true wildlife success story, the sandhill crane, is now almost a true wildlife nightmare.

“It’s a beautiful bird people enjoy watching, but on the other hand it has taken over and is causing monetary damage to certain areas,” said Dan Hicks, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spokesman. By: Perla Trevizo

60 years later, the whoopers may be returning. Plans being hatched to release cranes in marshes of Louisiana coast

The whooping crane, a majestic bird that has become emblematic of endangered species, may soon return to Louisiana's coastal marshes after a 60-year absence. - By Matthew Tresaugue, Houston Chronicle