Other countries have seen mass crane die-offs caused by bird flu, from Israel to Japan to Hungary, where an at least 10,000 and possibly 20,000 Eurasian cranes died in winter 2023. Featured Weekly Ad ...

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 ...

Other countries have seen mass crane die-offs caused by bird flu, from Israel to Japan to Hungary, where an at least 10,000 and possibly 20,000 Eurasian cranes died in winter 2023.

An estimated 1,500 sandhill cranes in Indiana have died from bird flu this year. The current H5N1 strain seems to be more potent and spreads easily among the large flocks of cranes.

The recent deaths of an estimated 1,500 sandhill cranes in Indiana due to bird flu has increased concerns for endanagered whooping cranes, including those that nest in Wisconsin.

"Bird flu is endemic to waterfowl, so I'm talking ducks and geese,” she said. “And cranes would have exposure because they share the same habitat." Courtesy of Dave Jones A sandhill crane near ...

However, recently, bird flu has killed thousands of sandhill cranes, as well as migrating ducks and geese, in the eastern parts of the U.S. So far, no reported sandhill crane deaths have been ...

As the Sandhill cranes arrive this spring, Colorado Parks and Wildlife finds no evidence of bird flu as an estimated 1,500 die in Indiana ...

Bird flu claims over 100 sandhill cranes in LaPorte County, 1500 statewide. by Cicily Porter, WSBT 22 Reporter. Mon, February 24th 2025 at 4:40 PM. Updated Tue, February 25th 2025 at 8:41 PM. 16.

Bird flu has been detected in migrant sandhill crane populations in Jackson County, but also statewide. Skip to content. NOWCAST WLKY News at 5:00pm. Live Now ...

The sandhill cranes are being killed by bird flu, or avian influenza, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. Fish Lake isn’t the only place sandhill cranes have been dying: Some ...