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 ...

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 ...

NAIROBI, KENYA: The disappearance of grey crowned crane, a wetland dependent bird from areas traditionally known to host significant flocks is of key concern to conservationists. As an indicator ...

NAIROBI, KENYA: The disappearance of grey crowned crane, a wetland dependent bird from areas traditionally known to host significant flocks is of key concern to conservationists. As an indicator ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. A decade ago, Rwanda had more crowned cranes in living rooms than in ...

KPRC 2 met Dr. Nsengimana in Rwanda while there learning about conservation programs the Houston Zoo supports. He’s currently the founder and executive director of the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation ...

In Rwanda’s lush green grasslands, romance isn’t dead, but it’s had a brush with extinction in recent years. The country’s gray crowned cranes – birds which dance for each other, often pair for life ...