The International Crane Foundation is “whooping it up” after a historic Court ruling in favor of the citizen suit filed by The Aransas Project against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to protect the last naturally migrating flock of Whooping Cranes.
Category: Press Releases
Discover Wisconsin Sets Out on Birding Adventure…with ICF!
Discover some of the best places to spot the hundreds of bird species throughout Wisconsin, as Discover Wisconsin begins a state-wide birding adventure. The show will feature Oneida Nation, the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Marinette County, and Alma to find the best sights and sounds of these birding communities.
Siberian Crane Wintering Area Named One of New "7 Wonders"
During a recent campaign by the Alliance for Zero Extinction to name the “7 Wonders of Endangered Species,” Poyang Lake, China, winter home to nearly all of the world’s Critically Endangered Siberian Cranes, made the cut!
CITES Announces Suspension of Crowned Crane Trade
An announcement, detailing the suspension of trade in Black Crowned Cranes from Guinea, Sudan and South Sudan and trade in Grey Crowned Cranes from Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, has just come out of the CITES Conference of the Parties 16 currently underway in Bangkok, Thailand.
Sentencing in April 2012 Whooping Crane Shooting
ICF is very pleased and relieved that an appropriate sentence was issued to the man who shot an adult male Whooping Crane in South Dakota last April. The migrating adult crane was one of fewer than 300 individuals remaining in the Aransas/Wood Buffalo population, the only self-sustaining wild population of Whooping Cranes in the world.
Injured Whooping Crane Released Back into the Wild
Thanks to the helpful veterinarians and wildlife staff from Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, an injured endangered Whooping Crane is free again, and in the company of other cranes. The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership first heard there was a problem with one of the 111 Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population from members of the public, who first reported a Whooping Crane limping around the outskirts of North Miami.
Audubon Gala Honors Leading Conservationists with Top Environmental Awards
Riding on Bette Midler’s wings, The National Audubon Society soared last night, Jan. 17, at the Plaza Hotel in New York. For the first time, the organization awarded two of the nation’s most prestigious environmental honors on the same night: the inaugural Dan W. Lufkin Prize for Environmental Leadership and the Audubon Medal.
George Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, received the first Lufkin Prize and its $100,000 award, and philanthropist Louis Bacon received the esteemed Audubon Medal.
ICF Helps Protect Sandhill Crane Wintering Area in Tennessee
The Land Trust for Tennessee and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) successfully partnered to purchase 68 acres of critical wildlife habitat located along Blythe Ferry Road near the confluence of the Hiwassee and Tennessee Rivers. This essential acreage is now part of the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Meigs County thanks to the tremendous support of individuals, foundations and the community.
Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Arrive at Wintering Destination
Five endangered Whooping Cranes arrived Friday on their wintering grounds at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Wakulla County, Florida. These cranes are the 12th group to be guided by ultralight aircraft from central Wisconsin to the Gulf coast of Florida.
DAR Whooping Cranes Begin Fall Migration
Six young Whooping Cranes were released Monday at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Dodge County, Wis. The cranes are part of the Direct Autumn Release (DAR) project conducted by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP), an international coalition of public and private organizations that is reintroducing this highly imperiled species in eastern North America, part of its historic range.