Initiative: Species Reintroduction
The International Crane Foundation is a leader in the conservation of cranes. We don’t work alone, however, and we owe much of our success to the wonderful volunteers who help us accomplish our mission.
The International Crane Foundation is a leader in the conservation of cranes. We don’t work alone, however, and we owe much of our success to the wonderful volunteers who help us accomplish our mission.
During April, the Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population have started nesting and the first two chicks have hatched!
Join the International Crane Foundation’s staff for our May 7 From the Field Webinar at 3 p.m. to learn more about the proposed ESA rule change and what you can do to help protect this vital conservation tool.
Last week, the Trump Administration proposed a rule change that would profoundly weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the most important law for protecting and conserving threatened plants and animals in our country. We believe this change would be catastrophic for Endangered Whooping Cranes, as well as countless other species, and their habitats.
Six juvenile Sarus Cranes will soon have a new home at Tram Chim National Park in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.
During March, most of the Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population have arrived on their typical breeding/summering grounds in Wisconsin!
During February, most birds stayed on their typical wintering grounds, but a few have begun their northward migration.
During January, most of the Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population stayed on their typical wintering grounds.
Join Anne Lacy, the International Crane Foundation’s Director of Eastern Flyway Programs – North America, for her presentation, “Only Threatened? Update on the Whooping Crane Reintroduction,” on March 8 at the Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska.