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Workshop to Develop a Long-term Strategy for Crane Conservation in the East Asian Flyway

In October, I traveled to Beijing Forestry University for a three-day workshop jointly organized by the University’s Center for East Asian – Australasian Flyway Studies and the International Crane Foundation. Our principal goal was to draft a ten-year Crane Strategy and Action Plan for the East Asian Flyway, comprising Russia, Mongolia, China, North and South Korea and Japan focusing on four threatened crane species – Siberian, Red-crowned, White-naped and Hooded Cranes.

Controlling invasive Mimosa pigra in the Kafue Flats of Zambia

Invasive species are a threat to native plants and animals – including cranes – throughout the world. In the Kafue Flats of Zambia on the Kafue River, a tributary of the Zambezi River in Southern Africa, our team is removing Mimosa pigra, an invasive, tropical prickly shrub that is choking wetlands needed by Wattled Cranes and other wildlife.

Make your voice heard for cranes, wetlands and clean water!

Since January, we have a faced a dizzying array of proposed policy changes and budget cuts at the national level. These include potential cutbacks to the Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Water Rule, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and reduced commitments to climate change agreements and our National Wildlife Refuge system.

Uganda Finalizes Grey Crowned Crane Species Action Plan

We received an email from Jimmy Muheebwa, Uganda Crane and Wetland Conservation Program Manager, about a recent milestone in his country for the protection of the Endangered Grey Crowned Crane. By working together, the government and conservationists in Uganda are committing to reducing threats to the species, with the ultimate goal of preserving Grey Crowned Cranes for generations to come.