The International Crane Foundation has been working in Alabama for three years and began a new outreach campaign in Indiana this year.
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In the News – March 2018
Our monthly summary of media stories highlighting the International Crane Foundation’s global programs.
African Crane Conservation Retreat
Between February 24 and March 5, 2018, I joined members of the African Crane Conservation Program in Uganda and Rwanda for a nine-day retreat focusing on team building activities, conservation planning and visioning for our East Africa programs, and learning new crane and ecosystem monitoring skills.
Notes from the President: An Honored Legacy and Glowing Future in China
One of my favorite things to do in China is to watch the ancient art of Tai Chi practiced by millions of Chinese in city parks at the break of day. As arms swing up in unison like graceful wings, I am reminded of the deep spiritual kinship the Chinese feel with cranes.
Using Photomedicine to Care for Aging Cranes
The International Crane Foundation supports a full-time veterinary team and comprehensive health care program for our captive crane population. The most common issue affecting the aging cranes in our captive population is osteoarthritis – affecting 10% of our current flock – which unfortunately has no cure. Recent research in the area of low-level light therapy has shown excellent results in treating chronic pain with no known side effects.
Setback for Wisconsin Wetlands As Legislation Passes in State Assembly and Senate
The Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate passed legislation that will impact up to 100,000 acres of “isolated,” non-federal wetlands in our state. This legislation will now go to Governor Walker’s desk for his signature.
Why Cranes? Our Work is About Life on Earth
Forty-five years ago a great idea hatched to create a global organization – the International Crane Foundation – focused solely on the study and preservation of the world’s 15 species of cranes. But, why cranes? With so many important causes to support around the world, why would we focus our mission and vision so narrowly on cranes? Because, when the International Crane Foundation saves cranes, we save so very, very much more!
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.
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Help keep Endangered Whooping Cranes safe in the New Year
We had a lot to celebrate this past year, and one of those things is Whooping Cranes! Whooping Cranes are one of the rarest bird species on earth, with only about 750 individuals in the global population.