Our captive Whooping Cranes are laying eggs, wild cranes are building nests and incubating, and chicks are hatching – breeding season is here!
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Safe Lands, Cranes Dance in Myanmar
Joining the Burmese farmers on the fields were pairs of Sarus Cranes, busily building their nests at the start of the breeding season. Many of the farmers love to have cranes on their fields. In Wisconsin a great man called it “land ethic.” In Myanmar farmers do not have a title for that attitude. It’s just part of their life.
Love Cranes? I Do!
When saying their wedding vows this past spring, Larry Kueter and Rebecca Richardson were encircled in the love of family, friends and thousands of paper cranes. In lieu of gifts, the newlyweds asked guests to make donations to the International Crane Foundation.
Opal – Collaboration Yields a Precious Gem
This story begins several years ago with a Hooded Crane egg, produced at the International Crane Foundation, and its whirlwind journey across the country to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.
Walking the Walk: Ten Walks Across Zhalong Marsh
Zhalong is one of the great crane marshes of China, with the highest breeding numbers of endangered Red-crowned Cranes in the world.
Whooping Cranes now visible on the landscape, even in eastern Kentucky
For more than 40 years, many organizations and agencies have been working to bring back the Whooping Crane. Today, their majestic presence and unique haunting call are slowly re-emerging on the landscape – including eastern Kentucky.
Celebrate the Cranes of the World August 5
The International Crane Foundation will celebrate its annual Cranes of the World Festival Saturday, August 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at its global headquarters in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Poetry in the Prairie People’s Choice Awards – Winners Announced!
Nearly 150 poetry lovers voted for their favorite Poetry in the Prairie submissions, and our People’s Choice Award winners are…
2017 Chrissiesmeer Crane Festival in South Africa
The sixth annual Chrissiesmeer Crane Festival, held recently in June, was “hatched” after International Crane Foundation Co-Founder George Archibald visited this small town in the Mpumalanga Highveld of eastern South Africa. Since George’s visit, the festival has flourished.
Former International Crane Foundation Intern Now Successful Partner
An important part of our mission is to identify and train leaders among a broad spectrum of people, from promising young scientists and conservationists to the land owners and decision makers who influence crane survival in key places.