Wisconsin lawmakers are trying to create a hunting season for sandhill cranes, much to the dismay of crane lovers and the enthusiasm of hunters.

A bill to open a sandhill crane hunt in Wisconsin received a public hearing in a Senate committee on Wednesday.

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 ...

The Legislative Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes held its third and final informational meeting Tuesday and next month is slated to begin proposing legislation on crane management in Wisconsin. The ...

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Sandhill cranes forage for waste grain in a farm field near Baraboo. The sandhill crane descending on the Wisconsin countryside is a beautiful thing. Its gray wings are long and graceful, and it doesn ...

MILWAUKEE - In fall, Wisconsin gains all kinds of northern visitors avoiding harsher winters in Canada, but it's also a time when our summer birds head south. One summer staple of the Wisconsin ...

BARABOO, Wis. - You may have seen sandhill cranes before, but not many people have had the pleasure of seeing a whooping crane in person. Whooping cranes nearly went extinct in the late 1800s and ...

Wisconsin Heavy Fabrication (formerly Broadwind) is contracted to make parts for two new cranes each year indefinitely.

Whooping Cranes are back on their Wisconsin nesting grounds. As of April 3, 84 cranes were confirmed arrivals in central Wisconsin. The cranes are part of the reintroduction project centered at ...