There are some bright spots and signs of hope as the area recovers and rebuilds. The fish and birds are waiting for you.
Whooping Cranes
When a teenage boy brazenly shot two endangered whooping cranes outside Beaumont, his act unleashed widespread anger and resulted in a quick arrest—and revealed just how difficult it can be to save a species.
The drought threatening the state's whooping crane population highlights the importance of current conservation efforts in Wisconsin.
The endangered whooping crane is at the center of a lawsuit that could change the rights of water users in Texas.
Former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Tom Stehn didn’t want to get involved in a lawsuit against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. But when a U.S. marshal showed up in his driveway, he realized he had one more chance to help out his beloved, endangered whooping cranes.
Make like a whooping crane and head south to this coastal hot spot to indulge in seafood and collect treasures for your nest.