For over 70 years, scientists and conservationists have come to understand the habitat needs of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population of Whooping Cranes. However, Whooping Cranes continue to surprise us, and they are increasingly using habitat away from the coast.
During October, the captive-reared birds were released, and migration began!
Join the International Crane Foundation during fall migration at the Sandhill Crane Viewing Tower at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area.
Join us at the Sandhill Crane Open House on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area to witness the fall crane migration!
Our teams from Texas and Wisconsin collaborated to compile all available information on over-summering on the wintering grounds for the two current migratory Whooping Crane populations: the Aransas Wood Buffalo Population and the Eastern Migratory Population.
The latest edition of the International Crane Foundation’s Annual Report explores the conservation impact our members, donors, and supporters have contributed to throughout fiscal year 2025.
Today was the grand opening of the World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Congress is held once every four years and brings together 10,000 government leaders, indigenous community members, philanthropists, and conservation leaders from more than 150 countries worldwide.
During September, the first breeding pair left Wisconsin and traveled to Illinois!
Spend an evening with us at the annual State of the River symposium sponsored by the Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association on Thursday, Oct. 9 in Lafayette, Louisiana!
An Endangered Whooping Crane, lovingly named “Ducky,” died earlier this month due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The loss marks the first confirmed death of a Whooping Crane due to HPAI.
