Roy and I went to Nebraska to see some of the 400,000 sandhill cranes that gather on the Platte River during their spring ...

A sandhill crane is a tall wading bird characterized by a long neck and bill. It is mostly gray in plumage with a red patch on its forehead. It is often recognized by its rolling bugle call.

This is the first time the virus has killed these birds, officials say. Some 30 of Indiana’s 92 counties have reported ...

An estimated 1,500 sandhill cranes in Indiana have died from bird flu this year. The current H5N1 strain seems to be more potent and spreads easily among the large flocks of cranes. DNR expects ...