Conservation groups fear the Trump administration's changes to the Endangered Species Act could destroy habitat for the ...

In June 2026, people on social media claimed that the Trump administration was removing habitat protections from the endangered whooping crane. The claim appeared to be based on a recent Bloomberg Law ...

About 540 whopping cranes wintered in the vicinity of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge during the 2025-26 season, a count that is similar to the previous year's. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Andy Caven often describes a common reaction to seeing a whooping crane in the wild. For the average person, seeing the rare bird is akin to witnessing a full solar eclipse, he said. Andy Caven often ...

It's too soon to say what the long-term impacts of earlier wildfires might be on the world's only natural wild migratory whooping crane flock. But scientists could be a step closer to finding out ...

Each spring, the International Crane Foundation hatches a cohort of whooping crane chicks at the headquarters in Baraboo to bolster the population of this extremely rare species. We carefully prepare ...

The Trump administration's environmental rollback agenda is facing criticism after federal protections for endangered whooping crane habitat were weakened, despite only around 500 wild migratory birds ...

A whooping crane's appearance northeast of Calgary is being celebrated by local birdwatchers, with the rare sighting of North ...