For 21 years Peg Gargano has volunteered at the International Crane Foundation (ICF). She is an expert tour guide and is always willing to help out the organization where needed. Her passion for cranes is infectious and Peg has converted many people into crane enthusiasts. Most recently she has shared the magic of cranes with her patients and co-workers at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, WI, where she is a medical technologist in the lab.
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Crane Enrichment Program
Each week this winter, ICF’s aviculturists provided our captive crane flock with regular sources of environmental enrichment. Zoos around the world provide enrichment for their animals to help maintain both their physical and psychological health.
2013 Whooping Crane Spring Migration and First Nests!
Spring is here, with over 80 Whooping Cranes confirmed in Wisconsin and the first wild nests of the season!
Environmental Education at Caohai Reserve
In late December 2012, ICF’s Li Fengshan, Ms. Chan Yun-Wen from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Ms. Hu Yabin from Beijing No. 39 Secondary School traveled to Caohai Nature Reserve, wintering area for Black-necked and Eurasian Cranes in southwest China.
Ruling in Favor of The Aransas Project in Whooping Crane Case
The International Crane Foundation is “whooping it up” after a historic Court ruling in favor of the citizen suit filed by The Aransas Project against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to protect the last naturally migrating flock of Whooping Cranes.
Discover Wisconsin Sets Out on Birding Adventure…with ICF!
Discover some of the best places to spot the hundreds of bird species throughout Wisconsin, as Discover Wisconsin begins a state-wide birding adventure. The show will feature Oneida Nation, the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Marinette County, and Alma to find the best sights and sounds of these birding communities.
CITES Announces Suspension of Crowned Crane Trade
An announcement, detailing the suspension of trade in Black Crowned Cranes from Guinea, Sudan and South Sudan and trade in Grey Crowned Cranes from Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, has just come out of the CITES Conference of the Parties 16 currently underway in Bangkok, Thailand.
Injured Whooping Crane Released Back into the Wild
Thanks to the helpful veterinarians and wildlife staff from Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, an injured endangered Whooping Crane is free again, and in the company of other cranes. The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership first heard there was a problem with one of the 111 Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population from members of the public, who first reported a Whooping Crane limping around the outskirts of North Miami.
Audubon Gala Honors Leading Conservationists with Top Environmental Awards
Riding on Bette Midler’s wings, The National Audubon Society soared last night, Jan. 17, at the Plaza Hotel in New York. For the first time, the organization awarded two of the nation’s most prestigious environmental honors on the same night: the inaugural Dan W. Lufkin Prize for Environmental Leadership and the Audubon Medal.
George Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, received the first Lufkin Prize and its $100,000 award, and philanthropist Louis Bacon received the esteemed Audubon Medal.
Notes from the President
When I think about the conservation challenges we face in the coming century, my thoughts invariably turn to food, water, and energy. How will we feed 9 billion people and still maintain healthy landscapes for cranes and other life we hold dear? How will we water thirsty cities and farmlands without sacrificing life-supporting rivers and wetlands? Can we meet the global demand for electricity without devastating our land, water, air…and climate?