The results of a survey conducted in January 2024 and February 2025 show growth in the whooping crane population.

Why it matters: Only about 14 adult whooping cranes remained on the Texas coast in 1941, according to the report's lead author. The latest count marks a major milestone in the species' recovery ...

A whooping crane named 1018 was relocated from an Osceola County neighborhood to Louisiana on March 6, 2025, by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Whooping cranes are one of ...

Endangered female whooping crane seen without flock in southeast Texas has turned up with new mate in Louisiana, experts say. Rare bird finds love after big loss, Louisiana program says | Miami Herald ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service this week reported steady growth in the population of the rarest crane in the world. Whooping cranes fly at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, Texas ...

Chicago-based filmmaker Tim Whalen crossed ballet with conservation in the short film "Mates for Life: Whooping Crane," which had its premiere Tuesday at Facets in Chicago.

Brice Krohn, Crane Trust president and CEO, said the big jump in migrating crane numbers this week in central Nebraska surprised everyone. The count last week had been just 50,000. It’s now up ...

The recent deaths of an estimated 1,500 sandhill cranes in Indiana due to bird flu has increased concerns for endanagered whooping cranes, including those that nest in Wisconsin.