Whooping cranes on their way to winter in Florida

Expert raises estimate of '09 Whooping crane death toll

Best Place to Watch Cranes on Earth

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Juvenile whooping crane dies Monday of unknown cause at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Fujitsu Supports ICT-Enabled Japanese Crane Conservation in the Kushiro Wetland Area

Rare Bird From Around the World Sighted in S.E. Tenn. (Hooded Crane)

Photo by Jen Davis, International Crane Foundation (http://www.savingcranes.org)

Hooded crane pictured Wednesday at TWRA's Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Meigs County.

Banded Sarus spotted again in Etawah

Biologist testifies about counting cranes

Photo: U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service

Judge wants expert on cranes called to stand

Photo: Jerry Lara/glara@express-news.net, JERRY LARA / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

Corpus Christi court case centered on whooping cranes, water underway

LDWF Receives Second Group of Whooping Cranes at White Lake W.C.A. as Part of Restoration Project

Public asked to be aware of and help protect whooping cranes and trumpeter swans

The Aransas Project - Latest Updates

Whooping cranes spark a water war

Federal lawsuit is filed that could have an impact all the way to San Antonio.

By Colin McDonald, cmcdonald@express-news.net

Demoiselle cranes sighted in Mainpuri

KANPUR: Ornithologists are happy over the sighting of Demoiselle cranes migrating in good numbers in the wetlands of Kudaiyya, close toSaman bird sanctuary in Mainpuri district.

Snowy Plover, Sandhill Crane or Golden Eagle?

Victory! Tar Sands Pipeline on HoldVictory! Tar Sands Pipeline on Hold

Photo: USFWS

Eurasian Cranes sighted 300 years after becoming extinct in Ireland

Common Crane in Israel

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Don't kill whooping cranes, state wildlife department warns hunters

Only 4 of 10 whooping cranes released in Feb. still known alive; 16 more expected in December

Keep Dirty Oil Out of Whooping Crane Habitat

Right now, the Obama Administration is deciding whether or not to approve this dangerous pipeline -- and they need to hear from you!

Operation Migration marks decade of helping cranes

Sandhill Crane Festival coming to Lodi, CA this weekend

Virginia Zoo introduces African crowned crane chicks

Credit: Virginia Zoo photo by Winfield Danielson

Capture of sandhill crane causes 'quite a stir'

It appeared that the bird was left behind when the flock continued its southern migration; it sought out company at a Muscovy duck farm. - By Sandy Fairfield - Comox Valley Record

The Ups and Downs of Cranes

Siberian cranes are critically endangered. Whooping cranes and red-crowned cranes are endangered. Sandhill cranes are making a comeback, but many are relocating to Pennsylvania. - Debra J. Rigas

First Whooping Cranes Arrive On Aransas Wildlife Refuge, Texas

Jackson's rare whooping crane only one of its kind known to be in Michigan

See migrating birds at city wetlands

The public is invited to see which species are making migratory stops at the city of Davis wetlands during a free guided tour from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, led by Yolo Basin Foundation docents.

See migrating birds at city wetlands

The public is invited to see which species are making migratory stops at the city of Davis wetlands during a free guided tour from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, led by Yolo Basin Foundation docents.

Lawrence & Mercer counties have Sandhill Cranes

Whooping Cranes Head Toward Kansas

A Call to Save the Whooping Crane

Smithsonian researchers join an international effort to bring the five-foot-tall bird back from the brink of extinction

Quivira sees first whooping crane

Killer crane got zoo keeper sacked

Photo by: ROSS GIBLIN/FAIRFAX NZ

Sandhill Cranes: Are They Here to Stay in Pennsylvania?

Whooping Crane Migration is Underway

Ornithologists count Amur birds

The Great Crane Project aims to restore healthy populations of wild common cranes throughout the UK.

Louisiana Whooping Crane killings 'heartbreaking and ethically unacceptable'

Photo courtesy Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Bird Backers Rip Feds On Wind Power Rules

Cranes at the International Crane Foundation

A Sandhill blown off course - in Scotland!

Canada goose product of mistaken identity

Hatchling likely was raised by Sandhill crane ‘parents’
By Naomi Klouda - Homer Tribune

Rare Bird Species Spotted in Harju County

Sandhill Crane in Finland

Blog post from Surfbirds.com discussing the Sandhill moving with Common cranes.

Public meeting addresses issue of wind turbines and bird deaths

Sandhill crane numbers on the rise in the area

The sandhill crane, once considered a rarity in our area, has now become a very common migrant being seen and heard routinely.

By: By Mike Reiter, New Richmond News

US House Republicans propose to eliminate migratory bird conservation act

The US House of Representatives has proposed an environmental spending bill that strips funds from many environmental agencies, including eliminating altogether the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. The vote has been denounced by House Democrats. - Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com

Wind Power vs. Whooping Crane On The Prairie?

EarthTechling: Green technology news, features, and product reviews for all Earthlings.- Pete Danko, July 20th, 2011

Majestic Whooping Crane Returns to National Zoo

Photo Credit: Mehgan Murphy

Patuxent Research Refuge not just for scientists

Revs want Atlantic League All-Star Game to be 'special'

Alert villagers save injured sarus chick's life

Faiz Rahman Siddiqui, TNN Jun 15, 2011, 10.28pm IST

KANPUR: Alert villagers of Jainpur Naagar in Etawah district helped rescue a sub-adult sarus which had sustained wounds on one of its legs on Wednesday.

Wattled crane brings the total bird species to the 1040 mark in Uganda

For the first time ever, a wattle crane has been spotted in Uganda.

Proposed sandhill crane hunt in Kentucky clears another hurdle

Bird fair takes flight at zoo

City lensman captures rare crane’s fight for survival in Ladakh

There is a glimmer of hope yet for the endangered Black-necked crane.- Vikram Jit Singh

Rare crane lands in Del Norte

A rare Eurasian crane — or common crane — has flown into Del Norte County just in time for a bird-watching excursion today. - Kelley Atherton, The Triplicate

Three countries join to save Ladakh’s black-necked crane

Black necked crane of Ladakh to be in “Species Recovery Programme

$1 Fine for Killing an Endangered Species

The punishment doesn’t seem to fit the crime for two individuals who pleaded guilty to the 2009 shooting of an endangered whooping crane in Indiana at the end of March. - posted by: alicia graef

Kien Giang to establish nature reserve

Necedah loses crane program

Operation Migration, which brought international attention to the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge with its ultralight aircraft, will soon call a new place its home. - By Gail Boehm, Star-Times

Rare Crane Chick Hatches at National Zoo

The DMZ's Thriving Resident: The Crane

Rare cranes have flourished in the world's unlikeliest sanctuary, the heavily mined demilitarized zone between North and South Korea - By Eric Wagner, Smithsonian magazine, April 2011

GPS helps in study of whoopers

A recent project to learn more about the endangered birds’ migratory pattern started last year when nine whooping crane chicks were captured and banded with a GPS transmitter, said Walter Wehtje of the Nebraska Crane Trust south of Alda. -

By Amy Schweitzer
amy.schweitzer@theindependent.com

Xcel Energy pulls out of wind farm plan over rare bird concerns

In the SEC filing, it said a major factor in the decision to pullout was the "adverse impact this project could have on endangered or threatened species." Jeff Towner of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said there are two species in question -- "[t]he endangered whooping crane and the threatened piping plover." - by Mark Steil, Minnesota Public Radio

Hooded crane a first in Neb.

Photo by Thomas D. Mangelsen/www.mangelsen.com

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A rare hooded crane has been seen for the first time ever near Grand Island. - By Amy Schweitzer, WORLD-HERALD NEWS SERVICE

2 found guilty in shooting death of whooping crane

A Cayuga, Ind., man and juvenile have pleaded guilty in the 2009 shooting death of a matriarch of Wisconsin's whooping crane population, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said. - By Don Behm, Journal Sentinel

A grey crowned crane sighted around Grand Lake RV and Golf Resort in Orange Lake, Florida. Do you know anyone looking for a grey crowned crane that escaped from their facility?

Giant cranes roost again in Louisiana’s White Lake

State-federal project aims to re-establish rare bird - By Richard Burgess

Cranes and Culture: A UWSP Grad Student’s Return to Cuba

Aaron Osowski
aosow812@uwsp.edu

Tall, loud, noble, majestic. These words come to mind when one thinks of a crane. They are a species of bird that have oftentimes bordered on extinction, and one student is using the awe and wonder these creatures inspire to show children in Wisconsin and Cuba the importance of treating our environment with respect.

Black-Necked Crane paradise in silver world

The scientific name of Black-Necked Crane is Grus Nigricollis (Latin), and belongs to the Gruidae family of Gruiformes order. Black-necked Crane is a large-size wading bird, with a full body-length of around 120 centimeters. The color of its body ranges from silver gray to approximately white, with dotted brown brims. - China.org.cn

Bullets Shatter Whooping Cranes' Progress

Five whooping cranes found shot to death in last 18 months. - By Barbara Behrendt, St. Petersburg Times

Lancashire nature reserve gets a visit from South African birds

Lancashire Evening Post

Wind Power Could Kill Millions of Birds Per Year by 2030

American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s leading bird conservation organization, said today that the build-out of wind energy proposed by the federal government to meet a Department of Energy target of generating 20% of the nation’s electricity through wind power is expected to kill at least one million birds per year by 2030, and probably significantly more. - Surfbird News

Whooping cranes to return to state

BATON ROUGE — Whooping cranes, last seen in a natural habitat along Louisiana's coast in 1950, are expected to return later this month.

New sanctuary for threatened bird

Photo by: Jonathan Eames/BirdLife International

The Cambodian government has issued a sub-decree that establishes a conservation area in Kampot province for Sarus Cranes, a vulnerable species that has gone extinct in multiple Asian nations.

Johnsgard celebrates 80th birthday with fourth crane book

Endangered whooping cranes shot dead

Three endangered whooping cranes were shot to death in southern Georgia, wildlife officials say.

Himachal hosts world's tallest flying bird

Una (Himachal Pradesh): Green activists worried over the falling numbers of the Sarus crane, the tallest flying bird in the world, heaved a collective sigh of relief after they were spotted in agricultural fields near this Himachal Pradesh town.

3 cranes from state found dead

Three juvenile whooping cranes that departed from Wisconsin in the fall have been found dead in southern Georgia. By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel