US EditionCranes Return to Aberdeenshire in Recolonising Success Story
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A species that was on the verge of disappearing shows clear signs of recovery. A new study by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that a record number of 557 trumpet cranes spent the winter in the vicinity of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, on the Texas coast, during the 2024-2025 season. This is the highest count recorded so far for the highest bird in North America. Of the total, at least 41 cranes were young specimens,…
Cranes return to Aberdeenshire in recolonising success story
The UK’s largest bird is back and its numbers are growing in a stunning example of recovery from the brink of extinction. The common crane disappeared from Britain’s countryside almost 500 years ago. Hunted to extinction due to its popularity as a centrepiece of medieval banquets, the ‘ribeyes of the sky’ were also presumed to have vanished from mainland Europe. However, conservation efforts have seen population numbers on the continent gradua…
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