This month marks the one-year anniversary of the pandemic shutdown in the U.S. and the tumultuous year that followed. It is hard for any of us to imagine a more challenging time. But as I reflect on the past year, I am struck most of all by the great things we achieved together.
Category: Wattled Crane
Notes from the President – Our Conservation Legacy
Today we are celebrating the largest single gift in the history of the International Crane Foundation.
Sharing our love of cranes through poetry
While at a recent Africa Crane Conservation Program workshop in Zambia, we discovered that a few of our team members are poets!
Cranetivities – Wonderous Wattled Cranes
This week we spotlight the tallest and rarest crane species in Africa – the Wattled Crane!
Notes from the President – From the Field webinars providing conservation inspiration
I am really enjoying our From the Field webinars these past few weeks, a great way to keep in touch with our team around the world during this long period of home-sequester.
Notes from the President – Cranes, Climate Change and the COVID Crisis
At the International Crane Foundation, we have long focused on cranes as modern-day “canaries in the coal mine,” raising awareness about the impacts of climate change on this family of cherished, endangered birds and the wonderful, wild places they (and all of us) need.
Notes from the President – Birds Are Disappearing
But We Can Learn From Decades of Successful Crane Conservation.
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.
Protecting cranes and the places they dance
For the first time in the world, we have successfully fitted satellite trackers to five wild Wattled Cranes, thanks to the collaboration between the Endangered Wildlife Trust/International Crane Foundation partnership, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the KwaZulu-Natal Crane Foundation and Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife.
Vote for cranes in Party for the Planet Video Contest
Vote today for cranes! We are one of ten finalists in The Association of Zoos and Aquariums Party for the Planet Video Contest.