Monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs. The great Sandhill Crane migration is back! WORT. Related stories in The Cap Times, Wiscnews, Channel 3000 and WUWM. There were… Continue reading In the News – November and December 2022
Category: East Asia
Flyway-level Crane and Wetland Conservation Highlighted during Ramsar COP14 in China
Together we must learn, adapt, and improve our wetland conservation and management practices to encourage and sustain people and wildlife. Wetlands can serve as centers of resiliency as we face… Continue reading Flyway-level Crane and Wetland Conservation Highlighted during Ramsar COP14 in China
Historic Agreement Signed to Manage Vital Grasslands and Wetlands in the Khurk-Khuiten Nature Reserve of Mongolia
Contacts: Spike Millington, Vice President – Asia Program, 608-356-9462 ext. 140 and Claire Mirande, Grants Officer – Asia Program, 608-356-9462 ext. 122 Ulan Bator, Mongolia – Following the designation of… Continue reading Historic Agreement Signed to Manage Vital Grasslands and Wetlands in the Khurk-Khuiten Nature Reserve of Mongolia
In the News – August 2022
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs. Cooperation agreement signed with International Crane Foundation, Montsame Mongolian News Agency Wetland assessment of Rushebeya Kanyabaha Wetland in Rukiga District, KIGEZI Media… Continue reading In the News – August 2022
The Connection Between Cranes and Crayfish at Poyang Lake
June is the height of the summer in southeastern China, and the temperature at Poyang Lake was very high this year, reaching up to 39°C (102°F). In such weather, everyone… Continue reading The Connection Between Cranes and Crayfish at Poyang Lake
In the News – July 2022
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs. Chimanimani and Kafue Flats join the Biosphere Reserve network in Southern Africa, UNESCO Big tops, beer and bluffs: A weekend… Continue reading In the News – July 2022
Our Home – Poyang Lake Summer Camp Inspires Students to Protect Migratory Birds
As the largest freshwater lake in China, Poyang Lake in summer is full of blue waves as water levels rise from the Yangtze River’s floodwaters. In winter, the water lowers,… Continue reading Our Home – Poyang Lake Summer Camp Inspires Students to Protect Migratory Birds
In the News – May and June 2022
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs. From Texas to Fort Smith, conservation photographer documents Whooping Crane migration, CBC News How I turned passion for design and wildlife… Continue reading In the News – May and June 2022
In the News – February 2022
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs.
Cranes and Avian Influenza Update
The unprecedented loss of up to 8,000 Eurasian cranes to an H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Israel’s Hula Valley in December 2021, was a tragic example of the potential for this virus to sicken wild birds, and now cranes in particular.