Longtime Osceola whooping crane sent away, leaving only 4 in Florida
Like so many others, the Northern transplant flew to Florida for warmer temperatures, landed in Osceola County and stayed over 20 years. Now he’s moved on. This particular snowbird, however, was an ...
Sandhill cranes return to Navarino State Wildlife Area in Shawano County
Sandhill cranes and other birds are arriving at places like Navarino State Wildlife Area in Shawano County. The spring season ...
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These 3 tours take you to ‘premier’ bird watching spots in Michigan
Watch signs of spring take flight as wildlife biologists guide you to Michigan’s premier bird watching locations. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has three upcoming spring migration tours ...
Bill to allow sandhill crane hunting introduced in Wisconsin Legislature
MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - A bill that would open a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin has been introduced in the state ...
7 places to see wildlife in the U.S. this spring
From wild ponies in Virginia to bison in Yellowstone, here are seven wildlife-rich destinations—and tips on how to be a ...
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DOOR TO NATURE: Sandhill Cranes
Roy and I went to Nebraska to see some of the 400,000 sandhill cranes that gather on the Platte River during their spring ...
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Bird flu kills thousands of Sandhill Cranes in Indiana
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI; bird flu) has caused the death of some 1,500 Sandhill Cranes in Indiana. In January and February, biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources ...
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First whooping cranes appear with huge number of sandhill cranes in central Nebraska
Migrating birds seen by Crane Trust Conservation Fellow Matt Urbanksi. Video provided by Crane Trust in 2023. The number of sandhill cranes stopping in the central Platte River valley has jumped ...
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25,000 sandhill cranes – spared by bird flu – arrive in San Luis Valley just in time for Monte Vista festival
It's the Rocky Mountain population of the Greater Sandhill Crane, and the flock is around 25,000 birds. Other places across North America see cranes too. In Indiana, at least 1,500 of the eastern ...
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Sandhill cranes arrive in Colorado, untouched by bird flu that killed 2,000 in Indiana
Editor's note: This story was updated with a new estimate for the number of cranes that have died in Indiana. So far, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not seen any evidence of the bird flu ...
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Sandhill cranes fascinate bird lovers and draw crowds in Colorado each spring. Here’s why
This year the festival is March 7 - 9. Crowds of sandhill crane admirers gather in Southern Colorado each spring to watch these birds – which have recovered after nearly being wiped out a century ago.
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Die-off of hundreds of sandhill cranes in Indiana heightens concerns for endangered whooping cranes
In the wake of an unprecedented mass die-off of sandhill cranes due to bird flu in Indiana, wildlife specialists are expressing heightened concerns over the potential impact of the disease to ...