Sandhill cranes are the latest victims of a particularly persistent strain of avian influenza, killing at least 1,500 of the migrating birds in recent weeks, according to a biologist with the Indiana ...

Sandhill cranes that have flocked to Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area have discovered Indiana Dunes National Park’s Great Marsh.

In the wake of an unprecedented mass die-off of sandhill cranes due to bird flu in Indiana, wildlife specialists are expressing heightened concerns over the potential impact of the disease to birds as ...

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ABOUT THE CONCERNS. WHILE SANDHILL CRANES ARE A COMMON AND OFTEN WELCOME SIGHT HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY, SITES LIKE THIS ARE LITTLE BIT LESS WELCOME AND CAUSE FOR CONCERN. SANDHILL CRANES ARE BEING ...

Over 100 migrating sandhill cranes have been found dead from avian influenza at Fish Lake. An estimated 1,500 sandhill cranes in Indiana have died from bird flu this year. The current H5N1 strain ...

SEYMOUR, Ind. — On Highway 50 near Seymour, Indiana, there is a scene of sandhill cranes in the marsh: both dead and alive. Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said this species is another ...

Editor's note: This story was updated with a new estimate for the number of cranes that have died in Indiana. So far, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not seen any evidence of the bird flu, known ...

AUSTIN, Ind. (WDRB) – Dead sandhill cranes found in southern Indiana are raising concerns about the spread of avian flu from poultry to wild birds. In Jackson County, near Brownstown and Seymour, ...

Sean Leone got up before the crack of dawn last month to catch a rare sight right outside his house on Fish Lake, Indiana: thousands of sandhill cranes. With their tall gray bodies and a hint of ...