Sandhill Crane Named Audubon California’s Bird of the Year

Sandhill Crane Named Audubon California’s Bird of the Year

Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis)were once common throughout the west and especially in the California Central Valley. However their populations declined drastically as a result of unregulated hunting and habitat loss during settlement of the region. In California, the breeding population was reduced to fewer than five pairs by the 1940s. Fortunately, all populations of Sandhill […]

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