Non-profit Starts its Own Count of Whoopers

Researchers with the International Crane Foundation say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's survey of whooping cranes is missing valuable information and have started their own count of the endangered birds. By Sara Sneath (Victoria Advocate).

http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2013/dec/28/whoopers_update_ss_122913_227458/?news

Authorities Searching for Whooping Crane Killers

The reward being offered to anyone with information that directly leads to an arrest or a criminal conviction of those responsible for shooting the whooping crane or cranes in Kentucky has now grown to $15,250. (Surf Kentucky News Group).

http://surfky.com/index.php/obituaries/local/lexington/44001-authorities-searching-for-whooping-crane-killers

Film on Sandhill Cranes Packs a Message

Spend a morning on the banks of the Platte River, watching as hundreds of sandhill cranes tilt their wings in unison to prep for the next leg of the migration, and you'll begin to feel chills, Dave Titterington says. By Faiz Siddiqui (World-Herald Bureau).

http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140123/GO/140129461/1707

Rare bird at risk as farms encroach

Less than 2,000 members of the Indochinese subspecies are left in Cambodia, extreme southern Laos, Myanmar and southern Viet Nam. - Source: VNS

Rare bird at risk as farms approach

The decline of the Sarus crane, the tallest flying bird in the world, is causing concern for conservationists. By Nguoi Lao dong (Vietnam News).

http://vietnamnews.vn/environment/250383/rare-bird-at-risk-as-farms-encroach.html

John Buxton, MBE: Conservationist’s key role in the return of cranes to Norfolk

The naturalist and farmer played a vital role in the return of breeding common cranes to Norfolk, lost to the county for about 400 years. By Michael Pollit (Eastern Daily Press). http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obituaries/john_buxton_mbe_countryman_and_conservationist_s_key_role_in_the_return_of_cranes_to_norfolk_after_400_years_1_3226251

Kentucky offers reward for clues into crane killings

Kentucky is offering a $7,200 reward to anyone who can lead authorities to the person or people responsible for shooting two endangered whooping cranes that arrived in the state this winter. -By Tim Ghianni, Reuters

http://bit.ly/KxR8xH

Endangered bird dies while being treated at San Antonio Zoo

An injured whooping crane captured by biologists last month died this week at the San Antonio Zoo, where it was being treated after losing a leg.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Endangered-bird-dies-while-being-treated-at-San-5152882.php

Reward Offered for Two Whooping Cranes Illegally Shot in Western Kentucky

Two endangered whooping cranes mated fore life have been found dead in Western Kentucky, the likely victims of an illegal shooter-and officials are offering a reward to catch the perpetrator. By James Bruggers (The Courier-Journal).

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140114/NEWS01/301140085/1001/Reward-offered-whooping-cranes-illegally-shot-Western-Kentucky

Ten Whooping Cranes Released Into Wild in Southern Louisiana

Ten young whooping cranes have been released into the wild after spending nearly a month at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in south Louisiana. By Janet Mcconnaughey (Sun Herald).

http://www.sunherald.com/2014/01/04/5233907/ten-whooping-cranes-released-into.html

Sandhill Cranes Return With More Family-Life Lessons

Last April, when the lone offspring of the sandhill cranes that nested on our lake was eight days old, the entire family left to make a new home on acreage that abutted our own. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. By Sherry Boas (Orlando Sentinel).

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-01-05/news/os-lk-sherry-boas-01062014-20140105_1_baby-crane-cranes-return-lead-crane

Forest Department to Launch Campaign for Conservation of Sarus Crane

The state forest department is making preparations to organise activities like debate, seminars, spot visits, film shows on the conservation of state bird Sarus crane- (grus antigone) within the periphery of wetlands and water-bodies ahead of World Wetland Day on February 2. By Faiz Rahman Siddiqui (The Times of India).

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-10/kanpur/46065682_1_sarus-crane-indian-sarus-grus-antigone

Endangered Whooping Cranes Make It To Florida Following Ultralights

Eight young whooping cranes that began their aircraft-led migration on Oct. 2, from Wisconsin, made it to Florida, their last layover before reaching their new winter home at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. (The Chatanoogan).

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/12/31/266491/Endangered-Whooping-Cranes-Make-It-To.aspx

Behind the Scenes at a Refuge for Earth's Rare Species

On a recent November afternoon, a white-naped crane named Walnut squawks loudly, then juts her long neck back and forth, mimicking the movement of an animal keeper nearby. By Emily Shenk (National Geographic).

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131218-smithsonian-conservation-biology-institute-endangered-animals/