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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.

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Annual Report 2024
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New Research and Community Center Opens in the Khurkh-Khuiten Nature Reserve in Mongolia

The Wildlife Science and Conservation Center of Mongolia held the grand opening ceremony for the new Khurkh Ecological Research and Community Center on August 19 in the Khurkh-Khuiten Nature Reserve in northeast Mongolia. The nature reserve is a world-renowned wetland site for its international importance and crane conservation in East Asia.

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In the News – July 2024
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Crane Schools Bring Nature Into Chinese Classrooms
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Returning Sarus Cranes to Tram Chim National Park

This spring, our Curator of Birds, Kim Boardman, and Director of Conservation Medicine, Dr. Diana Boon, traveled to Vietnam and Thailand to join Dr. Tran Triet, our Southeast Asia Program Director.

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In the News – March and April 2024
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International Conservation Experts Gather in Wisconsin for Black-necked Crane Workshop

The International Crane Foundation has brought conservation experts from China, Germany and across the U.S. to our Baraboo, Wisconsin, headquarters this week to discuss a three-year project to save the Near Threatened Black-necked Crane and its wetland habitats in Asia. Additionally, experts from Bhutan and India are joining the workshop virtually.

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Field Notes from the President – A New Safe Haven

Ancient. Elegant. Endangered. Cranes inspire us to work for a better world. Reflecting on our golden anniversary, I am drawn to the amazing places where cranes have led us, and how decades of commitment and partnership inspire innovative new ways to safeguard cranes and the lands and waters we share.

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A Dream for Hope

“This is the story of the last of the western population of Siberian Cranes, a group discovered by Dr. Ali Ashtiani in 1978. They numbered 12-14 cranes and inhabited a wetland complex where local people trapped wild ducks and geese.

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