In a landmark conservation achievement for the Texas coast, a coalition of partners at the International Crane Foundation, The Conservation Fund, and the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program has secured permanent protection for more than 3,300 acres of high-priority wintering habitat for the federally endangered Whooping Crane, one of North America’s rarest and most endangered birds.
We asked our staff for their top ten facts about crane migration to create this list – we hope you are inspired to learn more about the mystery of bird migration!
Blue Crane, Kito, known and loved by visitors to the Crane Discovery Center for many years, is receiving extra attention as we work to help him feel more comfortable in his indoor enclosure.
Aug. 13, 2024 (South Africa) – As part of the long-term commitment to protect threatened grassland and wetland crane habitat in the Drakensberg region of South Africa, the International Crane Foundation – in partnership with Endangered Wildlife Trust – announces registration in one of only six registered carbon offsetting projects in the world using Voluntary Carbon Market Methodology – and covering the widest geographical footprint in the country.
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The grasslands in the Greater Lakenvlei Protected Environment are home to Blue Cranes and the endangered Grey Crowned Cranes that utilize the region’s wetlands. The Greater Lakenvlei Protected Environment was first established on April 7, 2017, covering 14,305 hectares and made up of 66 properties in the area between Dullstroom and eMakhazeni (formally known as Belfast) in northeastern South Africa. Our partners, The Endangered Wildlife Trust, with BirdLife South Africa, Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency, and the Greater Lakenvlei Protected Environment Landowners Association, completed the necessary processes, including thorough field assessments and meetings with landowners, to expand the protected area by 7,448 hectares with 32 additional properties. The expansion was formally proclaimed on September 1, 2023, and published in the Mpumalanga Provincial Gazette Number 3569.
The Western Cape aerial survey team from left to right: Pilot Mark Rule, Highland Grassland Field Officer Bradley Gibbons, Western Cape Field Officer/Leiden Conservation Graduate Fellow Christie Craig and Resource Extension Officer Pieter Botha
Welcome back to another fun edition of Cranetivities! You can access all editions of Cranetivities here. In this week’s post, we focus on South Africa’s national bird. Behold the beauty of the Blue Crane!
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