More than 1,500 iconic sandhill cranes have been killed by bird flu in Indiana, officials say, the latest development in the spread of the highly infectious respiratory illness. Volunteers in masks ...

In the wetlands of northern Japan, where the mist lingers ... In their ceremonial Sarorun rimse (Crane Dance), the Ainu replicate the bird’s graceful movements, honoring the divine forces ...

This tall bird has a dramatic appearance ... There are only two major populations of this crane left in the wild — one group lives year-round in Japan and the other spends the summer in Siberia ...

The Wild Bird Society of Japan and other nature groups said the project, by a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., should be scrapped to protect the rare birds’ natural habitat. “I would like company ...