Meanwhile, volunteers in northwest Indiana are doing what they can to help stop the spread. Donning masks and gloves, they’re gathering as many sandhill crane ... Upper Fish Lake in northwest ...

In February, it's typical to see cranes migrate north and pass through Fish Lake. But this winter, the flu has taken out an estimated 1,500 birds across Indiana ... on the sandhill crane population.

An official from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources says it's the first time sandhill cranes have died from avian influenza.