Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting the International Crane Foundation’s global programs.
Category: East Asia
Notes from the President – From the Field webinars providing conservation inspiration
I am really enjoying our From the Field webinars these past few weeks, a great way to keep in touch with our team around the world during this long period of home-sequester.
Notes from the President – Cranes, Climate Change and the COVID Crisis
At the International Crane Foundation, we have long focused on cranes as modern-day “canaries in the coal mine,” raising awareness about the impacts of climate change on this family of cherished, endangered birds and the wonderful, wild places they (and all of us) need.
Quarantine with Cranes – Week 4 Activity
Welcome to Week 4 of Quarantine with Cranes focusing on Red-crowned Cranes!
The Value of Human Connectivity for Crane Conservation
In our current state of lockdown, we have an opportunity to link to each other within and across countries and to raise the awareness and visibility of the connections among cranes, wetlands and people.
Quarantine with Cranes – Week 3 Activity
Welcome to Week 3 of Quarantine with Cranes focusing on cranes and culture!
Notes from the President – Bird watching from home
We are bird watching from home in record numbers these days, monitoring our feeders like never before, cheering the return of spring migrants. Globally, the relationship between cranes and feeding stations is an important but very complicated conservation story (and people story).
The Journey of Borzya the White-naped Crane
Borzya is the only White-naped Crane known to have changed its main wintering sites between western and eastern flyways.
“Do what we can do” – A quarantine story from China
I am Yu Qian, the International Crane Foundation’s China Program Director living in Beijing. I have been quarantined in my apartment for about 50 days.
Notes from the President – An Important COVID-19 Message from our CEO
We feel it’s imperative that we share with you steps we have taken to keep people safe, help stop the spread of COVID-19, and continue caring for cranes.