CLARISSA, Minn. — An investigation is underway after a conservation officer found a dead sandhill crane lying next to a nest with eggs in central Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural ...

Officials are investigating after a sandhill crane was shot and left for dead on Sunday afternoon in Todd County. A spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said an ...

Now, a remarkable story of recovery from the Upper Midwest that sounds like this. (SOUNDBITE OF SANDHILL CRANES TRILLING) KELLY: That loud, rattling bird call - it's the sandhill crane. Every fall, ...

In a cut wheat field in the middle of Marshall County, Minnesota, in the early morning hours, Jake Wightman plies his trade by headlight and headlamp. A large A-frame blind is assembled over a plywood ...

The sandhill cranes that nest in Minnesota are greater sandhill cranes, distinct from the lesser sandhill cranes that congregate on Nebraska’s Platte River each spring. As the name implies, greater ...

I recall my first encounter with sandhill cranes more than 20 years ago on the Platte River in Nebraska. Traveling with the Quarry Hill staff, it was a long trip to get to the historic gathering ...

Thousands of Sandhill Cranes have been spotted in Southern St. Joseph County. Sandhill Cranes typically migrate through northern Indiana from late February to April. This year, some people have told ...

WEST FARGO — Have you ever been sandhill crane hunting? Not just a chance opportunity when a few sandhills drifted through while goose or duck hunting. If you haven’t, I’d suggest it might be a new or ...

Many people were amazed and pleasantly surprised to see thousands of sandhill cranes gathered near the Wisconsin River in Baraboo this past weekend, Nov. 11-12. The area's protective wetlands and ...