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Class of 2019

Two of this year’s chicks were captive-hatched and raised by adult cranes with little human contact at the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin. 2019 also had 19 chicks hatch with… Continue reading Class of 2019

Studying the alpine crane on the Tibetan Plateau

The Black-necked Crane is an iconic species of the Tibetan plateau, with almost the entire global population nesting in high-altitude wetlands in China. Ruoergai, in Sichuan province of southwest China, is one of the breeding strongholds of the species where the International Crane Foundation has been working since the early 2000s.

Class of 2014

Three release methods were used in 2014 – Ultralight-guided (Group One), Parent Reared (Group Two) and wild-hatched cranes are in Group Three. Group 1 – Ultralight-guided Whooping Cranes 2-14 3-14… Continue reading Class of 2014

Class of 2015

#topThree release methods were used in 2015 – Ultralight-guided Migration (Group One), Direct Autumn Release (Group Two) and Parent Reared (Group Three). Group Four includes any wild-hatched Whooping Cranes in… Continue reading Class of 2015

Class of 2013

Three release methods were used in 2013 – Ultralight-guided (Group One), Direct Autumn Release (Group Two) and Parent Reared (PR). This is the first year that the Parent Reared release… Continue reading Class of 2013

Class of 2012

Two release methods were used in 2012: Ultralight-guided (Group One) and Direct Autumn Release (Group Two). Group Three includes any successfully fledged wild-hatched Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population.… Continue reading Class of 2012