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.
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Whooping Cranes: Biology and Conservation
The International Crane Foundation has been a leader in endangered Whooping Crane conservation for over 25 years. Our involvement in this species’ remarkable recovery is illustrated by the depth and breadth of contributions our staff provided to a recently published volume from Academic Press: Whooping Cranes: Biology and Conservation.
Whooping Crane Eastern Population Update – Feb 2019
In the last month, Whooping Cranes either stayed at their wintering locations, or some have started to move north!
Notes from the President: Wildlife Poaching in Zambia’s Kafue Flats Threatens Wetlands and Wattled Cranes
The Kafue Flats in Zambia, Southern Africa, is one of the most productive wetlands on Earth for wildlife and people. More than 3,000 Wattled Cranes – a third of the total global population – are found on the Kafue Flats, along with Grey Crowned Cranes and hundreds of thousands of other water birds.
In the News – January 2019
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting the International Crane Foundation’s global programs.
Friends Helping Friends
Wheeler Refuge Association put on a fantastic Festival of the Cranes in Alabama earlier this month, despite the partial government shutdown. The association was able to help foot the bill to reopen the refuge in time for the festival. The Friends of Goose Pond in Linton, Indiana heard about this and decided to help out with a donation to Wheeler Refuge Association.
Exploring Changes in the Eastern Sandhill Crane Population
Have you noticed Sandhill Cranes are wintering further north? Click here to learn more and explore the data in our interactive map.
Whooping Crane Eastern Population Update – Jan 2019
In the last month, the remaining Whooping Cranes have reached their wintering locations!
In the News – November and December 2019
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting the International Crane Foundation’s global programs. 
Won’t you be my neighbor? Studying Sarus and Brolga in northern Australia
Yesterday evening (India time), I received a message from the Editor that our submission has been accepted for publication in the journal “Emu – Austral Ornithology.” This journal is Australia’s foremost source of scientific information on birds, and it is not easy to get work published here. Wooo–hooo!!