Ducky, who had been staying at the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in anticipation of releasing her into the wild, was the first whooping crane to die from the H5N1 virus.
Officials with the International Crane Foundation, headquartered in Wisconsin, have confirmed the first death of an Endangered Whooping Crane due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also ...
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The stilt-legged sandhill crane, known for its distinctive crimson forehead and “rolling bugle” call, is starting to feel more at home in Ohio, a place that once drove the threatened ...
The International Crane Foundation announced Monday that Ducky, an endangered female whooping crane the foundation planned to release into the wilds of Wisconsin this fall, died on Thursday after ...
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A whooping crane, fondly known as Ducky, died of a strain of avian flu, the Baraboo headquartered International Crane Foundation revealed Monday. Ducky, who was part of the Foundation’s breeding and ...