CONTACT: Anne Lacy, Director of Eastern Flyway Programs – North America, (608) 356-9462, ext. 146;Jodi Legge, Director of External Affairs, 608-356-9462, ext. 120 International Crane Foundation Will Conduct Survey on April… Continue reading Helicopters Help Locate Sandhill Crane Nests
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International Crane Foundation and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Sign MOU
Contact:Mark LaBarbera, WWF Executive Director, 520-730-9252Jodi Legge, ICF Director of External Affairs, 608-356-9462, ext. 120 April 5, 2023 – Finding common ground and informing the public about Whooping Crane and… Continue reading International Crane Foundation and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Sign MOU
Volunteers Needed for the 2023 Midwest Crane Count
Annual Event on Saturday, April 15 CONTACT: Jodi Legge, Director of External Affairs, 608-356-9462 ext. 120 March 28, 2023 – Join the International Crane Foundation and more than 1,800 volunteers… Continue reading Volunteers Needed for the 2023 Midwest Crane Count
Historic Agreement Signed to Manage Vital Grasslands and Wetlands in the Khurk-Khuiten Nature Reserve of Mongolia
Contacts: Spike Millington, Vice President – Asia Program, 608-356-9462 ext. 140 and Claire Mirande, Grants Officer – Asia Program, 608-356-9462 ext. 122 Ulan Bator, Mongolia – Following the designation of… Continue reading Historic Agreement Signed to Manage Vital Grasslands and Wetlands in the Khurk-Khuiten Nature Reserve of Mongolia
November’s First Annual Great Midwest Crane Fest Spotlights Cranes, Community
Contacts: Maddie Tebbe, 608-356-9462, ext.104; Eric Snyder, 608-355-0279, ext. 390 Baraboo Wisconsin – Two of Wisconsin’s leading conservation organizations, based in Baraboo, the International Crane Foundation and the Aldo Leopold… Continue reading November’s First Annual Great Midwest Crane Fest Spotlights Cranes, Community
Three New Whooping Cranes Migrate to Wisconsin from Canada to Join Wild and Captive Flocks
Baraboo, Wisconsin – Three Whooping Cranes made an unconventional migration in late August, traveling via private planes and cargo vans from the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo (WICZ) in Alberta, Canada, to… Continue reading Three New Whooping Cranes Migrate to Wisconsin from Canada to Join Wild and Captive Flocks
Whooping Crane shootings – what we know and why it matters
Illegal shootings are a major threat to the survival of Endangered Whooping Cranes.
Farmers lead the way in cultivating solutions to climate change
A farmer in the Free State broke new ground last month when, working with the Endangered Wildlife Trust, he became the first landowner in South Africa to sign a carbon project development contract.
Whooping Cranes Tiki and Torch Proud Foster Parents at the Milwaukee County Zoo
The Milwaukee County Zoo is excited to announce the arrival and hatching of a Whooping Crane foster egg!
Hope Takes Flight for Whooping Crane Conservation
At 3 a.m. on May 10, Kim Allen, a lead zookeeper at Zoo New England’s Stone Zoo, began a journey to Wisconsin transporting very precious cargo.