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In the News – October 2019

Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting the International Crane Foundation’s global programs.

Crane Conservation Strategy – Now Available

This landmark volume provides a wealth of information to guide the conservation of the world’s fifteen species of cranes and the ecosystems where they occur. It reflects the work and knowledge of dozens of devoted colleagues in the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Crane Specialist Group.

Notes from the President: Saving Cranes, Changing Lives

What does supporting girls to stay in school, marketing handicrafts, planting bamboo or managing cattle have to do with our mission to save cranes and wetlands? Everything!

Sarus Crane population surveys in Myanmar Discover New Crane Sites

A small population of about 400 Sarus Cranes occurs in Myanmar, mostly in the Ayeyarwady River Delta. During the crane’s breeding season last year, the Myanmar Crane Team conducted weekly nest surveys and a population survey. Learn what “first” the team discovered during their research!

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!!