Enjoy a magical evening on our beautiful grounds in Baraboo, Wisconsin. An Evening with the Cranes will be held rain or shine on June 17, 2017.
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Cranes Are Top Charity in News Magazine THE WEEK
We are thrilled! Our efforts to safeguard the world’s cranes have been chosen as the Charity of the Week in the current edition of THE WEEK.
Welcome to the Flock!
The New Year has brought several new faces to the International Crane Foundation’s headquarters, and we are excited to share their stories with you.
Experts Relocate Young Endangered Whooping Crane That Missed Migration
A missed flight around the holidays can be frustrating, but for Whooping Cranes, it’s potentially fatal. That is no longer the case for a young Whooping Crane that missed his annual migration, thanks to experts from The International Crane Foundation.
Veterinary Partnership Making a Difference for Cranes
On a warm fall morning late last month we safely transported one of our Hooded Cranes, “Belmont,” one-hour south to the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.
Victor Bakhtin’s Legacy
It is with much sadness that we share the passing of our friend and talented artist Victor Bakhtin. Victor painted the beautiful murals in our Platte River Theater and Whooping Crane exhibit, and designed the graceful crane gates at the entrance to our headquarters.
Pair of Endangered Whooping Cranes Relocated to Florida in Hopes of Successful Breeding
In a cross-country effort, experts from the International Crane Foundation relocated a rare male Whooping Crane from the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin to a breeding center in Florida. They believe the bird could play an important role in bringing his species back from the brink of extinction.
Whooping Crane Parent Rearing: Your Questions Answered
Parent-rearing, costume-rearing, “target” birds – these are all terms you may be hearing this fall as you follow the next chapter in Whooping Crane reintroduction in the eastern United States. This document addresses questions that you may have about the new rearing and release methods that we are implementing this year with our colleagues in the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership.
Calgary Zoo, International Crane Foundation, San Antonio Zoo, and Audubon Nature Institute Recognized with National Award for Collaborative Conservation Program
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) announced that the Calgary Zoo, International Crane Foundation, San Antonio Zoo, and Audubon Nature Institute received Top Honors in AZA’s 2016 North American Conservation Award for the Whooping Crane Recovery Program.
Whooping Crane Egg Score Card 2016
A tradition at the International Crane Foundation is to follow our “Egg Score Card,” which tracks the Whooping Crane eggs from our captive flock and wild nests in Wisconsin.