Cranes

whooping crane

Is it Too Soon to Whoop for Whooping Cranes?

Conservationists managed to save North America’s whooping cranes from extinction once, but the birds now face mounting threats in their winter habitat along the coast of Texas.

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Japanese cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying in snow, Hokkiado, Japan, February
Dancing for Their Lives

To cultivate long-lasting pair bonds, red-crowned cranes perform an intricate—and stunningly graceful—pas de deux.

Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) winter migratory bird, fisheye perspective of feeding cranes. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February 2015
Bird’s-eye View

What began as the seasonal arrival of just a few dozen cranes has become one of India’s most renowned wildlife spectacles.