A Message from Our President and CEO
For more than 50 years, the International Crane Foundation has been a committed conservation leader and beacon of hope for cranes and the lands they share with people and other wildlife.
In the News – February 2025
Monthly summary of top media stories highlighting our global programs.
International Crane Foundation Advocates for Crane Protection to Celebrate World Wildlife Day
In celebration of World Wildlife Day today, the International Crane Foundation is advocating for the protection of cranes and their habitats in Africa, including supporting conservation efforts and promoting sustainable land use. The theme for 2025 is “Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and the Planet.”
Celebrating the Protection of Wetlands and Cranes on World Wetlands Day
Join us in celebrating World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2 – Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future!
In the News – September 2024
Monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs. How spring project is bringing clean, fresh water to Nandi residents, The Star Kenya
In the News – August 2024
Monthly summary of media stories highlighting our global programs.
Partnerships Provide Safe, Fresh Water for Communities and Cranes in Kenya
Aug. 29, 2024 (Kenya, Africa) – The International Crane Foundation installed six freshwater springs in Nandi County, Kenya, this year, providing more than 5,000 families with fresh water, thanks in part to a one-million-dollar commitment from the Leiden Conservation Foundation and the support from the local communities and governments. Families throughout Nandi County rely on water for domestic use and to care for their livestock, yet 54 percent of people in this county do not have access to safe water.
International Crane Foundation Registers Carbon Offsetting Project for 90,000 Hectares
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.
Kenya’s oldest known wild Grey Crowned Crane
On the northern foothills of Nyandarua Mountains (also known as Aberdare Ranges) lies a small, high-altitude and one of Kenya’s highly threatened wetlands, Lake Ol’ Bolossat. The lake has a variety of habitats ranging from montane riparian grasslands, short and tall vegetation marshlands, and open water that attract a variety of avifauna, making it one of the richest aquatic ecosystems in the country in terms of waterfowl species diversity.
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