With deep nostalgia, Bishop James Omolo Akonya of The Holy Trinity Church of Africa, known as Hera in Luoland, fondly recalls the 'owang: owang' (crane) birdsong as the iconic noble birds used to ...

Uganda’s national bird, the grey crested crane, is facing mounting threats from habitat destruction, poisoning, illegal capture, and human encroachment on wetlands—factors that conservationists warn ...

Sandhill cranes are truly magnificent birds and are usually seen in large, awe-inspiring flocks. They have a very distinctive loud, rattling bugle-like call that is memorable and are also known for ...

A grey crowned crane which caused the A2 motorway to be closed for a time at the weekend because it was mourning its dead mate has been finally caught and taken to a wildlife centre. On Saturday, two ...

The pair of grey crowned cranes at the Amanzimtoti Civic gardens. Photo: Bruce Munro BIRD of the week scribe and avid bird watcher, Bruce Munro, recently spotted a pair of grey crowned cranes at the ...

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Jan. 15—Hundreds of nature lovers flocked to Decatur this weekend for the 11th annual Festival of the Cranes, a celebration of the migratory cranes that visit Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge every ...

Visitors to the Hula Lake Park at this time of year used to be able to sit in a bird blind on a field surrounded by thousands of cackling gray cranes. Just before sunset, the birds would lift off as ...

A species that once numbered over 100,000 across Africa is now teetering on the ...