WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been planning to weaken whooping crane protections since early 2021, according to federal documents obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity.

The whooping crane is a 5-foot-tall bird with snow-white plumage and a deep red cap and black wing tips. It is the tallest bird in North America and also one of the rarest birds in North America.

WASHINGTON— Buried in the Biden administration’s unified regulatory agenda released last week is a plan by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to weaken or end protections for several iconic species, ...