If you've ever been to Japan, you've seen the colorful garlands made ... Not surprisingly, the town has branded itself as the home of cranes and symbol of peace. Besides the nearby bird sanctuary ...

the visiting birds seem happy and healthy Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent A record number of sandhill cranes gathered in Nebraska in mid-March during their annual spring migration. Matt Urbanski ...

slender grey birds are making their annual spring migration to northern breeding grounds. Experts say the virus could become a larger problem if it gets passed to endangered whooping cranes Sarah ...

But as birds of all species migrate north this spring it will present additional risks for the cranes to come in contact with the virus, including at stopover sites in Illinois and Indiana ...