The rising demand for grey crowned cranes in recreational parks, hotels and homes is fast contributing to the disappearance of the birds in their wild habitats. The demand has seen the rise of illegal ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The National Aviary is introducing their newest, fluffiest baby to the public today. According to the Aviary, the Grey Crowned Crane chick hatched back on July 27 and since then ...

Olivier Nsengimana, at Volcanoes National Park in north-west Rwanda. 2014polly braden—polly braden Olivier Nsengimana can’t imagine what his native Rwanda would be like without the Gray Crowned Cranes ...

Just five years ago, it was easier to see a gray crowned crane in captivity than in the wild in Rwanda. Olivier Nsengimana, a local veterinarian who has dedicated himself to the species, remembers it ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Since the Louisville Zoo first opened in 1969, an East African crowned crane has never hatched a chick. After 52 years, that finally changed Oct. 12 when a female chick ...

Rwanda faces many accusations of rights abuses, but it has been praised for its conservation work, which is key to its vital tourism sector. Spearheading efforts to preserve the Grey Crowned Crane is ...

The body of the Grey Crowned Crane is mainly gray. The wings are predominantly white, but contain feathers with colors ranging from white to brown to gold. The head is topped with a crown of stiff ...

Uganda’s grey crowned crane has been in sharp decline due to loss of habitat and poaching. Across its range in East and Southern Africa, grey crowned crane populations fell by more than half between ...