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BLOOM!

Professional photographer, Tom Lynn, has been photographing acres of magnificent native plants and panoramas at ICF since May of last year. He is a storyteller with a lens β€” helping us tell the story of ICF’s connection to ecosystem restoration β€” efforts that began back in 1979 to restore prairie, savanna, wetland, and woodland communities at our headquarters site in Wisconsin.

Opening Day!

On Sunday, April 15th the International Crane Foundation (ICF) officially opens to visitors and our performers (the cranes) are dusting off their feathers, dancing and bugling to get ready.

Aransas Refuge Reports on Whooping Crane Status in Texas

This has been a busy month for Whooping Crane activity since our last report. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge has received an additional 0.72 inches of precipitation and salinity levels remain higher than ideal. We have continued to help alleviate the low food resources by adding to our prescribed burn totals. This week alone we have burned an additional 4,682 acres of Whooping Crane habitat. Biologists observed the Whooping Cranes eating roasted acorns and are seeing continued usage.

New Blue Crane Joins ICF Flock

On November 16, 2011, ICF received a young male Blue Crane from the National Zoological Park (NZP). The young crane, named Kito (Swahili for β€˜precious child’) by ICF staff, was hatched in May 2011 and was parent–reared at NZP. Kito was donated to ICF to be paired with our female Blue Crane, Veld. Veld lost her previous mate in 2009 and, as many visitors to ICF since then may know, hasn’t been comfortable spending much time on exhibit.

Activity Packets

We are excited to offer activity packets for ages preschool through high school, along with select activities in Spanish, for use in your classroom! Please contact us for more information at 608-356-9462,… Continue reading Activity Packets

Hooded Crane

SPECIES: Grus monacha HEIGHT: ~ 100 cm, 3 ft WEIGHT: ~ 3.75 kg, 8 lbs POPULATION: 14,500 – 16,000 TREND: Increasing STATUS:Β IUCN: VU; Cites Appendix I; ESA: E; CMS I,… Continue reading Hooded Crane