Tall, graceful, and among the rarest birds on earth. Here are eight things you probably didn't know about this awe-inspiring ...

A record number of whooping cranes — 557 — were spotted this winter around the Texas coast, the highest count ever recorded ...

DECATUR, Ala. — In flooded agricultural fields near the Tennessee River, tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stand tall among broken corn stalks and shallow water searching for corn, berries, seeds ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A federal official says the world's only naturally migrating whooping cranes died at about twice their normal rate last year and will likely see an overall drop in numbers this ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The world's only naturally migrating whooping cranes, and the species' best chance for survival, died at about twice their normal rate last year and will likely see an overall drop ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Whooping cranes are listed as an endangered species in the United States, which means they are protected because of their low population. “So last year we actually set a record ...

Title from CD-ROM case cover. "The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership is a coalition of federal, state and non-profit agencies, working to restore a migrating population of whooping cranes to eastern ...

While a flock of 20 juvenile whooping cranes migrating from the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge remained grounded due to bad weather in Franklin County, Ala., for the fourth day running on Sunday, ...

HARLINGEN, Texas — Wildlife biologists believe a whooping crane that got separated from its parents while learning to migrate is spending a second winter lost and in the company of friendly sandhill ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — In flooded agricultural ...

Whooping cranes are in the midst of their spring migration and sightings will increase as they make their way through North Dakota over the next several weeks. Anyone seeing these birds as they move ...