Initiative: Threat Assessment
Due to the immediate threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the International Crane Foundation recommends using extreme caution around sick or deceased wildlife, especially birds and cranes.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
Over 100 researchers and conservationists met late last year at Huize National Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China, for the ninth annual Black-necked Crane Conservation Network meeting.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
Monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
Join us for this free public presentation with Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi, East Africa Regional Director, who will focus on how the International Crane Foundation’s interventions to secure cranes, wetlands, and catchments are helping to improve the livelihoods of last-mile (forgotten) communities in East Africa.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
Join Dr. Diana Boon of the International Crane Foundation to learn more about the current status of avian influenza and resources to keep you informed as the situation evolves.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
Join Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi, the International Crane Foundation’s East Africa Regional Director, for a presentation on our Africa Crane Conservation Program on Feb. 28 at the Kansas City Zoo.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
After a successful 10-year partnership for Siberian Crane Flyway Conservation, the International Crane Foundation announced the population of Siberian Cranes in the eastern flyway region has increased from less than 3,500 in 2015 to almost 7,000 cranes today. The Foundation held closing ceremonies in China last week to celebrate the Saving Wildlife for Siberian Crane Project, with 110 representatives from government departments, protected areas, scientific research institutions, non-governmental organizations, volunteers, and communities attending the ceremony and workshop.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
Captive-rearing programs have successfully bolstered the number of Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population (EMP) from the initial releases of captive-reared juveniles in 2001 to the present.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
As the human population grows, the demand for energy, especially from renewable resources such as wind and solar, has drastically increased. This has accelerated the construction of wind turbines, solar farms, and power lines in the United States. When new energy infrastructure is placed in or near crane habitats, it can disrupt their movement patterns and reduce available resources.
Initiative: Threat Assessment
Whooping Cranes are one of the rarest birds in the world. They are particularly susceptible to collisions with powerlines, many of which are fatal, and this impedes the recovery of the species.
