“The haunting calls of the world’s cranes are sadder today because they have lost a devoted friend, and the conservation community has lost a true hero.” ~ Kenneth Strom, National Audubon Society
On September 19, 2018, we lost a dear friend and champion for the conservation of cranes and wetlands, Jim Harris.
Our South African Drakensberg team completed the KwaZulu-Natal crane aerial survey in August in collaboration with our partners Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. One of the main observations we made during the survey were larger numbers and flocks of Wattled Cranes with much fewer breeding pairs.
Grasshopper and Hemlock’s two chicks explore Horicon Marsh after their release.
Media contact: Anne Lacy, Crane Research Coordinator, 608-356-9462 ext.146
Baraboo, Wis. – A reintroduction success story took place this past weekend, when a Whooping Crane family returned to Wisconsin, flown North courtesy of Windway Capital Corp. of Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
It is a day to learn about endangered species and how we can help protect them. In celebration of the 13th annual Endangered Species Day on May 18, 2018, we created this “top ten” list about Whooping Cranes to help you learn more about this imperiled – and endangered – species:
International Crane Foundation captive flock grows by six Whooping Cranes
Media Contact: Pamela Seelman, 608-356-9462 ext. 120
BARABOO, WI – Three pairs of breeding Whooping Cranes recently moved to Crane City at the International Crane Foundation, relocating from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland.
Pictured are Houston Zoo Conservation Director Renee Bumpus, International Crane Foundation Co-founder George Archibald and Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator Corrina Holfus, Houston Zoo CEO Lee Ehmke, Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Hentz, International Crane Foundation President & CEO Rich Beilfuss and Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce Public Relations and Special Events Manager Joan Garland.
In 1964, a juvenile Whooping Crane with a broken wing was retrieved from Wood Buffalo National Park in subarctic Canada. He was named CAN-US by the two countries fervently working to save the last remaining Whooping Cranes. At that time, the outlook for Whooping Cranes was bleak.
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.
When you support crane conservation, you support water, plants, renewal, conservation, animals and people. When you support cranes, you support life on Earth. You can make a difference by donating today.
