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.
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.”
A new milestone for the Black-necked Crane Conservation Network in China
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.
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!
Safeguarding Cranes Amid the New Energy Boom
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.
Remembering Jim Harris – Champion for the conservation of cranes and wetlands
“The haunting calls of the world’s cranes are sadder today because they have lost a devoted friend, and the conservation community has lost a true hero.” ~ Kenneth Strom, National Audubon Society On September 19, 2018, we lost a dear friend and champion for the conservation of cranes and wetlands, Jim Harris.
A Risky Climate for Cranes, Wetlands and Our World
I was working in Zambia when word came that the United States would pull out of the international Paris Agreement on climate change. Listening to this news with a group of Zambian colleagues, I was saddened. In Zambia, and nearly everywhere we work around the world, climate change is treated as a life or death matter. The prospect of intensely prolonged droughts and water shortages, chronic food insecurity, power outages, coastal land loss under rising seas, and extremely violent storms doesn’t bode well for poor countries like Zambia that lack the resources to adapt to these daunting challenges. These countries have contributed little to global warming but face the brunt of its impacts.
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