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Category: Newsroom

The Cranes of the Forest: An Australian Story

With this post, we are thrilled to announce our new foray into Australia where we will work with several Australian colleagues and institutions over the coming years. Together, we will seek to learn about the wonders of this glorious landscape, and collaborate with the hard-working people of the Gulf region to conserve the cranes.

Mass Extinction Event Puts Cranes at Risk

Worldwide, the pace of extinction is accelerating. Scientists estimate that half of the world’s species now face extinction. They estimate that we are losing 17,000 to 100,000 species each year in what is being called “a mass extinction event.” Among those facing extinction are 11 of the 15 crane species.

Make your voice heard for cranes, wetlands and clean water!

Since January, we have a faced a dizzying array of proposed policy changes and budget cuts at the national level. These include potential cutbacks to the Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Water Rule, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and reduced commitments to climate change agreements and our National Wildlife Refuge system.

Securing Freshwater for Whooping Cranes in Texas


One of the primary research goals of our Texas Program is protecting coastal habitat for wintering Whooping Cranes, which includes the productive salt marshes and tidal flats that fringe the shorelines of the central Texas coast. Protecting these coastal habitats is critical for the species, but cranes, like people, need freshwater to survive.