Thousands of bird watchers, nature lovers and a cacophony of bird calls are expected at the 15th annual Festival of Cranes from Friday to Sunday in Decatur. Attendees can see thousands of sandhill ...

Two endangered whooping cranes found dead in fields near Saskatoon this fall tested positive for avian influenza, the first time the virus has been detected in the species’ wild bird population.

WOLFBERRY WHOOPING CRANE SANCTUARY, Texas (AP) — Carter Crouch has been fascinated by the whooping crane’s conservation story for as long as he can remember. The white bird, named for its “whooping” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whooping cranes fly Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Rockport, Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher) WOLFBERRY WHOOPING CRANE SANCTUARY, Texas ...

SASKATOON — A wildlife biologist says it's deeply concerning that two dead members of a critically endangered flock of birds that only breed in Canadian marshes have tested positive for the avian flu.

Some residents along the Gulf Coast are creating habitat for the endangered birds on their properties, but development, saltwater intrusion and bird flu are putting pressure on the species’ recovery ...

A whooping crane chick died from highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in September in Wisconsin, the first known mortality of the endangered species from the disease, according to the ...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard and seen some annual winter residents of Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma slowly flying and gliding into the area. For myself and many other people, ...

A record number of whooping cranes — 557 — were spotted this winter around the Texas coast, the highest count ever recorded for the endangered birds that migrate from Canada each year, per a new ...

BIRDMAI copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Nada Kramar Endowment Income Fund. Contents 1. Whooping cranes past and present / John B. French, Sarah J. Converse, Jane E. Austin -- 2.

This area is one of the few places in America where the whooping crane can be seen.