Goetze: Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard and seen some annual winter residents slowly flying and gliding into the area.

To prevent young birds from imprinting on humans, flock manager Jane Chandler dons a white gown and a mask. She uses a puppet to teach them survival skills. Susana Raab “You see how his nose is up in ...

ALERT AS THE GREAT SANDHILL CRANE MIGRATION BEGINS. ROUGHLY 1 MILLION CRANES WILL CONVERGE ON CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY NORTH TO NEST FOR THE SUMMER. BUT IN INDIANA, THE BIRD FLU HAS ...

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, known ...

An Oconomowoc police officer shot a sandhill crane after reports of its repeated damage to residents' property, causing some neighbors to wonder whether authorities could have taken other measures to ...

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Tall, magnificent birds with long legs and necks, cranes spend most of their lives near the shallow water of swamps, lakes, streams, and ponds to hunt for prey and construct their nests. There are 15 ...

An Oconomowoc police officer shot a sandhill crane after it repeatedly damaged a resident's property. Sandhill cranes are federally protected, so a permit was required for the bird to be shot. The DNR ...