Flashback: The bird was released into its natural habitat in Louisiana in November as part of the zoo's conservation efforts with the Whooping Crane Center of Texas. Stunning stat: At ...

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is taking a toll on migrating sandhill cranes and other waterfowl as the deadly ...

The juvenile whooping crane was found dead on Jan. 9 beside an agricultural pond near Besi Lane in Mamou, a town in Evangeline Parish in south-central Louisiana. The Service conducted an autopsy and ...