Apr 14, 2014
You're Invited to An Evening with the Cranes 2014
Gather your friends and join the International Crane Foundation for our fifth annual Evening with the Cranes on Saturday, June 21 from 5 – 8 pm! Described as earthly elegant, this outdoor event at our headquarters in Baraboo, Wis. is an opportunity to meet the dedicated people that work at ICF and learn about our global conservation programs.
Mar 28, 2014
Texas Whooping Crane Wintering Area May be Affected by Oil Spill
ICF is concerned about the Kirby Inland Marine oil spill that occurred in Galveston Bay, Texas on March 22. If prevailing winds and currents drive the oil spill southwest along the Texas coast, there may be a possible landfall of spilled oil along Matagorda Island and adjacent bays later this week. This could potentially put the endangered Whooping Crane at risk.
Mar 20, 2014
ICF and UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Treat Injured Whooping Crane
An old English proverb states “the eyes are the window to the soul.” In my line of work, the eyes are sometimes a window into the health of a patient. Though the eyes may not be the most prominent feature of cranes, compared to raptors for instance, the cranes do show beautiful diversity in eye color, and have a predictable shape and relationship to the form of the skull. When changes occur in this presentation, the observant among us know something could be wrong.
Mar 12, 2014
Travels with George: India 2014
Several years have rapidly passed since I last visited India. And although I was just there for five days in early February, it was an opportunity to honor my late friend and colleague, Prakash Gole, by speaking at a gathering of about one-hundred like-minded souls in Pune at the release of two books respectively by and about this remarkable man I have known for 34 years.
Mar 05, 2014
Notes from the President
Midway along our journey from New Delhi to Bharatpur, we pulled our bus off the highway and leapt out to scan for birds and other things that might flash in our binoculars and cameras. At first glance, these intensively farmed lands, flush with people everywhere, didn’t seem a good prospect for wildlife viewing. But as the small wetlands dotting this landscape came deeper into focus, species after species appeared — a wealth of ducks, cormorants, ibises, spoonbills, storks, herons, kingfishers, and shorebirds.
Feb 27, 2014
University Network Study of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Mekong River Basin – Now Published
In July of 2010, the International Crane Foundation (ICF) was contacted by the US State Department with a request to survey Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Mekong River Basin and to study the possible impact of POPs on human health and the environment.
Feb 26, 2014
Eurasian Crane Completes Migration from Estonia to Ethiopia
Researchers from the Estonian University of Life Sciences banded a juvenile Eurasian Cane in Estonia last summer. Their goal? To track the young crane on its first autumn migration and study the crane’s behavior and habitats used both during migration and on its wintering grounds.
Feb 19, 2014
Travels with George: South Carolina 2014
The ACE Basin encompasses 209,000 acres of wetlands where the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto rivers join in western South Carolina – the largest undeveloped estuary along the Atlantic Coast of the United Sates.
Feb 13, 2014
Whooping Cranes Need Your Voice
The International Crane Foundation (ICF) is deeply concerned about the recent reports of Whooping Cranes being shot in Kentucky and Louisiana, adding to the frightening series of shootings of these highly endangered birds.
Feb 07, 2014
Largest Protected Environment in South Africa Declared
A major milestone for the conservation of South Africa’s grasslands was reached on January 22, 2014 when 60,230 ha of South Africa’s Lakes District, Chrissiesmeer, was proclaimed as a Protected Environment!