The first time I saw the family, I did a double take. Two tall sandhill crane parents strutted through the marsh, their downy red colt toddling behind them. And then, just a few steps later, came ...

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is issuing 2025 hunting permits for unique bird hunting opportunities — targeting ...

Excitement fills the swamp this morning because something magical is about to happen. A sandhill crane chick has broken ...

Sandhill cranes are the most numerous of the crane species in the United States, drawing tens of thousands of tourists annually to festivals and bird-watching excursions across the Midwest.

Although sandhill crane populations dipped drastically when European settlers came to the New World, their climb back since the mid-1900s has been steady.

Here’s how to watch 27,000 sandhill cranes migrate through Colorado this spring at the Monte Vista Crane Festival in the San Luis Valley. Skip to content All Sections ...

Sandhill crane seasons are well-established in most states and provinces of the Central Flyway and some in the Pacific Flyway. It’s worth looking at Wisconsin’s experience with the issue, not only as ...

The population of sandhill cranes is large enough in Wisconsin to sustain a limited crane hunting season, according to testimony at the committee's Aug. 1 meeting by retired DNR waterfowl ...

Both the whooping crane and the sandhill crane are sometimes seen in Alabama during the winter months. Sandhill cranes are gray in color, which may explain the common confusion with great blue herons.

The Brief. Oconomowoc police released body camera footage of an officer killing a Sandhill crane. Neighbors described the bird as a "nuisance" because it was causing damage to homes and vehicles.

Dig deeper: In 2019, the police chief in Portage, Wisconsin, issued an apology after an officer shot and killed a Sandhill crane. Police there said that bird was also pecking and damaging vehicles.

New sandhill and whooping crane specialty license plates are now available in Wisconsin. Claire Reid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wed, October 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM UTC. 2 min read.