Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 ...

In North America, the iconic whooping crane nearly went extinct, plummeting to a population of about 20 by the 1940s, ... the two species that live in North America.

These whooping cranes embody one of North America’s greatest conservation success stories. Yet they remain the rarest of 15 crane species found throughout the world and are still endangered.

However, North America's other crane species, the whooping crane, is endangered. Only about 80-to-85 whooping cranes currently live in Wisconsin, Lacy said.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The recent fatal shooting of an endangered whooping crane in rural Indiana is a sad reminder of the threat gunfire poses to North America's tallest birds as the rare species ...

Biologists estimate there were about 10,000 whoopers in North America prior to 1700. The species was pushed to the brink of extinction by the middle 1900s due to unregulated hunting and loss of ...

A whooping crane, one of the rarest birds in North America and an endangered species, was spotted Tuesday roaming a Wilmette neighborhood. It was rescued by the International Crane Foundation and ...