Staying Alert: The link between habitat, weather, and vigilance in nesting Whooping Cranes
Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) are a long-lived species, and in the wild, they can live for 25-30 years and begin breeding at two to three years of age. Once breeding, an individual crane will lay one to two eggs per nesting attempt and typically raise one chick each year. Unfortunately, this can make the species more vulnerable to individual losses in the population when compared to birds that lay large clutches and raise multiple chicks each year.
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.
Former International Crane Foundation Intern Now Successful Partner
In 2009 a young South African, Steven Segang, traveled outside his country for the first time to work with the International Crane Foundation’s Conservation Education Department at our headquarters in Wisconsin. Throughout the summer Steven was immersed in training to develop his education and public speaking skills while sharing his unique perspective and knowledge from South Africa with our visitors. Steven is now a successful Highveld Field Officer in South Africa, with our partner, the Endangered Wildlife Trust.
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