Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 ...

Whooping cranes spent the summer nesting and raising chicks in and around Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Canada, McAbee said. "Now they are completing the approximately 2,500-mile journey ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk has welcomed two egg-cellent additions to the family. Courtesy of the Virginia Zoo Courtesy of the Virginia Zoo Courtesy of the Virginia Zoo Courtesy ...

Be alert now for one of nature’s grandest events during November and December — the southbound migration of greater sandhilll cranes. Flying high in loose, undulating V-formations during the day, the ...

One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end. Walnut, a white-naped crane and internet celebrity, has passed away at age 42. She is survived by eight chicks, the loving ...

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin took his love of wildlife to new heights Wednesday by flying with endangered cranes to help lead them on a migration route. Putin donned a baggy white ...

Photos and video are available to download in the Zoo’s newsroom. Staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Front Royal, Virginia, are mourning the ...

On a sunny, cool day in autumn with winds from the north, step outside and listen. You might hear sandhill cranes calling overhead. November and early to mid-December is often peak time for sandhill ...