BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — A plan to save the endangered whooping crane species takes a turn this week when the birds will no longer rely on humans to guide them during fall migration, ending an effort that ...

MILWAUKEE — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is recommending an end to the use of ultralight aircraft to lead endangered whooping cranes from Wisconsin on their first fall migrations to Florida, and ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The annual migration of juvenile whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida has been halted in Alabama after a complaint was filed with a federal agency. Operation Migration ...

NECEDAH - Eight whooping cranes, led by ultralight aircraft, took flight Wednesday headed for Florida as part of a project designed to establish a second migratory flock of the endangered birds. The ...

Since then, these endangered animals have taken a step back from the brink of extinction. Captive breeding programs have boosted their numbers, and successful reintroduction efforts have raised the ...

Saskatchewan is one of the best places in the world to catch a rare glimpse of whooping cranes during migration and right now is the prime time to watch them head south for the winter, says writer and ...

A flock of whooping cranes who are being guided by an aircraft on their way to Florida have arrived in Kentucky. The endangered birds began a migration in early October from a wildlife area in ...