Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 species of cranes in the family Gruidae. With long legs and a large torso, ...

The largest, rarest and most threatened of Africa’s six crane species, the graceful wattled crane, has been downlisted from critically endangered to endangered, conservationists said. This success is ...

Secreted in layout blinds just inside the edge of a small, grassy, sienna bean-cluttered island in the bare-dirt sea of a grain field, we waited. A handful of gray decoys stood 20 yards or so away, ...

Following the species' comeback, new pressures are converging on their wintering habitat along the Texas coast.

What is so special about wattled cranes? Wattled cranes are the largest crane species in Africa. They are only found on the continent and there are only about 9,600 left in Zambia, Botswana, Angola, ...

Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 acres of high-priority wintering habitat for whooping cranes near Port ...

Two rare white-naped crane chicks hatched at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., May 12 and 14. The hatchings of the two chicks validate the National Zoo’s continued ...

For the first time, a group of bird lovers has circled the globe to see every living species of crane, all 15 of them. The majority of these huge birds, 11 species total, are considered vulnerable to ...

A new vanity plate option for Wisconsin drivers will help support two native crane species. On Oct. 9, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation added the Cranes of Wisconsin to their list of ...