Monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs.
How spring project is bringing clean, fresh water to Nandi residents, The Star Kenya
Committee weighs Sandhill Crane hunt, other solutions to prevent crop damage, WTMJ-TV Milwaukee
Inside Crane Conversation with Rich Beilfuss, American Birding Podcast
The two populations of North America’s migrating Whooping Cranes exhibit vastly different behaviors on their journey south. The remnant Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population (AWBP) migrates about 2,500 miles along the Central Flyway to reach their historic wintering grounds in coastal Texas. The Eastern Migratory Population (EMP), a reintroduced population established in 2001, was originally taught to fly to coastal Florida to salt marshes that mimic the conditions of the wintering habitat in Texas.
During January, most of the Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population were still on their wintering grounds and doing well.
The International Crane Foundation in Africa calls for governments, organisations, and individuals to work alongside traditional custodians to restore wetlands for a secure future of cranes and people ahead of World Wetlands Day to be celebrated on 2nd February under the theme “Wetlands and Traditional Knowledge: Celebrating Cultural Heritage.”
