The Crane Specialist Group is dedicated to promoting the study and conservation of the world’s 15 crane species and the ecosystems on which they depend.
The Crane Specialist Group currently has 270 members from 55 countries and works in affiliation with the Species Survival Commission of IUCN and Wetlands International. We also coordinate our activities with regional crane working groups, each with a specific geographic focus – see list below.
Membership in the Crane Specialist Group
Membership in the Crane Specialist Group is open by invitation to researchers and conservationists who have demonstrated an active commitment to working on cranes and the ecosystems where they live. The International Crane Foundation supports activities of the Crane Specialist Group, and members receive an electronic version of the International Crane Foundation’s quarterly newsletter, The Bugle.
More Information
For further information on the Crane Specialist Group, contact:
Kerryn Morrison, Chair
Vice President International – Africa
International Crane Foundation/Endangered Wildlife Trust Partnership
Private Bag X11, Modderfontein, 1645, Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: + 27 11 372 3600
Claire Mirande, Program Officer
Director of Conservation Networking
International Crane Foundation
E11376 Shady Lane Road
Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913, USA
Phone: 1-608-356-9462, ext. 122
Contact Information for Regional Crane Working Groups:
Africa
African Cranes, Wetlands, and Communities Programme
Contact Ms. Kerryn Morrison
Asia
Crane and Waterbird Working Group of the China Ornithological Society
For Chinese specialists, contact Dr. Ding Changqing
For foreign specialists, contact Dr. Li Fengshan
Crane Working Group of Baluchistan, Pakistan
Leader: Mr. Ghulam Ali Baloch
Contact: Mr. Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Crane Working Group of Punjab, Pakistan
Leader: Mr. Padar Munir
Contact: Mr. Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Indian Cranes and Wetlands Working Group
International Red-crowned Crane Network
Contact Ms. Yulia S. Momose
North East Asia Crane Working Group
Tancho Protection Group
E-mail: tancho1213@pop6.marimo.or.jp
Australia
Australian Crane Network (for information on Australian Cranes)
Europe
Crane Conservation Germany: English website / German website
Crane Working Group of Eurasia
Contact Ms. Elena Ilyashenko
North America
North American Crane Working Group
For more information about the specialist group networks, visit: