Region: North America
In April, the Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population began nesting in Wisconsin!
Region: North America
The International Crane Foundation is deeply concerned following the recent illegal shooting of a Whooping Crane in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana — the second such incident in the parish in less than two months. It is the third time in just over two years that a Whooping Crane has been poached in the parish.
Region: North America
We are teaming up again with the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge—and new in 2026 the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge—to lead our popular monthly Whooping Crane Walks this spring through fall in Wisconsin!
Region: North America
During March, most Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population arrived on their typical breeding/summering grounds in Wisconsin!
Region: North America
Join us for an inspiring evening with acclaimed naturalist and author Scott Weidensaul, as we celebrate one of nature’s most breathtaking phenomena—migration.
Region: North America
The International Crane Foundation is proud to announce the 50th anniversary of its annual Midwest Crane Count, a landmark milestone for one of the longest-running community science wildlife surveys in North America.
Region: North America
With support of the Mumford and Keller grant award, the International Crane Foundation distributed 18 “Birding Backpacks” throughout western and central Indiana to libraries, fish and wildlife areas, and nature centers. These backpacks are now available for local youth and families to check out at no cost.
Region: North America
I encountered my first Sandhill Crane in the spring of 1973. As a first-year graduate student and an ornithology teaching assistant, I was weak at the knees with my inexperience, yet loving every minute. Drs. George Archibald and Ron Sauey, recently of Cornell University, were just establishing the International Crane Foundation on the northern outskirts of Baraboo, Wis.
Region: North America
Agencies say the annual cost to operate the proposed hunt far outweighs revenues by $1.6 million and would completely overwhelm current farmer assistance programs.
Region: North America
The two populations of North America’s migrating Whooping Cranes exhibit vastly different behaviors on their journey south. The remnant Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population (AWBP) migrates about 2,500 miles along the Central Flyway to reach their historic wintering grounds in coastal Texas. The Eastern Migratory Population (EMP), a reintroduced population established in 2001, was originally taught to fly to coastal Florida to salt marshes that mimic the conditions of the wintering habitat in Texas.
