Apr 24, 2019
With Passion, Save One, Save All
On a fateful Saturday, March 9, afternoon, I received a call from our former local council chairperson, Happy Addy. He alerted me to a pair of chicks that had been captured from South Kiruruma by his neighbor John Bosco. Happy informed me that the captor was harboring the crane chicks and wanted to sell them.
Apr 23, 2019
Sarus Crane population surveys in Myanmar Discover New Crane Sites
A small population of about 400 Sarus Cranes occurs in Myanmar, mostly in the Ayeyarwady River Delta. During the crane’s breeding season last year, the Myanmar Crane Team conducted weekly nest surveys and a population survey. Learn what “first” the team discovered during their research!
Apr 12, 2019
Where are the Whoopers?
Use our NEW interactive map to locate your favorite birds in the eastern population.
Apr 10, 2019
Whooping Crane Eastern Population Update – April 2019
In the last month, most Whooping Cranes have completed migration and a few have started nesting!
Apr 10, 2019
Volunteers Migrate Too!
It’s not just cranes that migrate. International Crane Foundation volunteers all around the world help support our mission of protecting cranes and the places they dance.
Mar 22, 2019
Celebrating Jim Harris’ Life and Legacy
Family, friends and colleagues are invited Sunday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, to celebrate the life and legacy of Jim Harris, our former Director of Public Education, President and CEO and, most recently, Senior Vice President of Asia.
Mar 04, 2019
In the News – February 2019
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting the International Crane Foundation’s global programs.
Mar 04, 2019
Whooping Crane Eastern Population Update – March 2019
In the last month, Whooping Cranes have started to move north, but haven’t migrated all the way back to Wisconsin.
Feb 26, 2019
Controlling invasive Mimosa pigra in the Kafue Flats of Zambia
Invasive species are a threat to native plants and animals – including cranes – throughout the world. In the Kafue Flats of Zambia on the Kafue River, a tributary of the Zambezi River in Southern Africa, our team is removing Mimosa pigra, an invasive, tropical prickly shrub that is choking wetlands needed by Wattled Cranes and other wildlife.
Feb 26, 2019
Wattled Crane Kotze lays first egg of the year!
Yes, we know it is still winter at our headquarters in Wisconsin, but our female Wattled Crane Kotze had other plans when she laid our first egg last month.