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Category: Global Headquarters
Juvenile Whooping Crane joins the Indiana flock this fall
“The moment of release was a happy one. Arya, who will be known in the wild as ‘80-19,’ emerged from her transport crate, looked around at her new temporary home and took her first flight in the wild around the wetland.”
Whooping Crane Egg Scorecard
A tradition at the International Crane Foundation is to follow our “Egg Scorecard,” which tracks the Whooping Crane eggs from our captive flock and wild nests in Wisconsin.
Vote for cranes in Party for the Planet Video Contest
Vote today for cranes! We are one of ten finalists in The Association of Zoos and Aquariums Party for the Planet Video Contest.
In the News – June 2019
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting the International Crane Foundation’s global programs.
Studying the Whooping Crane microbiome
Concerns over use of formulated diet, development of the immune system, and long-term behavioral consequences of a captive upbringing have led us to question the role of the gut microbiome in the Whooping Crane chicks we raise for release.
In the News – March and April 2019
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting the International Crane Foundation’s global programs.
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.
Construction begins Nov. 5 for our $10M site renovation!
Construction cranes will “migrate” to our headquarters this fall as we begin our much anticipated $10 million dollar site renovation on Monday, Nov. 5.
Whooping Crane eastern population sees the best year yet for wild-hatched chicks
Six wild-hatched Whooping Crane chicks in Wisconsin survived to flight stage in 2018, the most since the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership began restoring a migratory population of the endangered birds in the eastern United States.