At one time there were more than 10,000 whooping cranes in North America. But, due to hunting, human encroachment, egg poaching and habitat loss the population of the tallest bird in North America was ...

The Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus), are also known as the Siberian white crane or the snow crane. Siberian crane are nearly all snowy white, except for their black primary feathers that ...

Sandhill cranes aren't simply crossing the road to get to the other side. They're eating — on the grassy curbside or walking through traffic to the median to hunt for worms, crickets and grubs. The ...

WATTLED cranes are vulnerable birds with a global population of only 8 000. South Africa is fortunate to have about 2 000 of this species, with the bulk being in the KZN midlands. More groups are ...

I’m a full-fledged “craniac” now that I’ve spent four days awestruck at one of Earth’s most epic animal migrations — on, of all places, the wind-whistling prairies of central Nebraska. Every year — ...