Whooping crane migration underway

Nine whooping crane chicks will soon take to the skies and migrate to the southeastern states at the end of October as efforts continue to restore the endangered species to the eastern United States. By Wisconsin DNR (Sheboygan Press)

http://www.sheboyganpress.com/viewart/20131018/WOF08/131018003/DNR-Whooping-crane-migration-underway

Putin crane to be x-rayed for gunshot wounds

An endangered siberian crane that once took migration lessons from the Russian president will be examined for gunshot injuries that could have prevented it from going south this fall. (RIA Novosti)

http://en.ria.ru/russia/20131021/184277252/Putin-Crane-to-Be-X-Rayed-for-Gunshot-Wounds.html

Comeback of sandhill cranes

October is a great time to observe the amazing comeback of sandhill cranes, as they gather in large numbers before their migration South. By Lisa Meyers Mcclintick (Star Tribune).

http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/228222131.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y

Unraveling the mysteries of white-naped crane migration

An international team of conservationists and scientists from Mongolia, China, and the United States are tracking White-naped Cranes in East Asia to identify and protect the threatened cranes’ key breeding, migratory, and wintering habitat. By Claire Mirande (International Crane Foundation).

http://www.savingcranes.org/whats-new/2013/10/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-white-naped-crane-migration/

Japanese cranes in extraordinary truce with predators

Japanese cranes surrounded by various predators including white-tailed eagles, a Steller's eagle and a fox. By John Downer Productions (BBC Earthflight)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8woaWeFjdp4

Common cranes fly over Venice

Common cranes have been hand-reared to fly alongside a microlight to capture these images. By John Downer Productions (BBC Earthflight)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHuH7KaPbLc

Dwindling crested crane, shoebill numbers worry tourism ministry

Uganda without the crested crane is almost impossible to imagine but according to the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, this symbol of identity and heritage together with the shoebill could soon be no more if encroachment on its habitat continues. By Flavia Lanyero (Daily Monitor)

http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Dwindling-crested-crane--shoebill-numbers-worry-tourism-ministry/-/688334/2023028/-/k0lqfw/-/index.html

Sandhill cranes’ call is the song of autumn

The sound arrives before they do. It is a sound without equal. By Kevin Cook (The Coloradoan).

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20131006/COLUMNISTS31/310060015/Pathfinder-Sandhill-cranes-call-song-autumn

Florida Sandhill Cranes being hit by cars, speeding blamed

At least 8 sandhill cranes have been hit by cars in the last month, and local residents are blaming speeders. By Sabrina Rocco (Brandenton Herald).

http://www.bradenton.com/2013/10/01/4748833/sandhill-cranes-being-hit-by-cars.html