Join us the the 35th annual Sandhill Crane festival on Jan. 18 and 19 in Birchwood, Tennessee! Stop by our exhibit to learn about our Sandhill and Whooping Crane conservation programs while learning about the region’s natural and cultural history.
Join us for a morning bird walk at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Linton, Indiana! We will meet at the Visitor Center at 8 a.m. ET on Wednesday mornings from Nov. 6 through Feb. 26 to walk around the property and see if we can spot some of our resident winter birds, including the Endangered Whooping Crane.
Join us for a morning bird walk at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama! We will meet at the outdoor classroom in the Visitor Center parking lot at 11 a.m. to walk around the property and enjoy spotting some of our resident winter birds, including Sandhill Cranes and, if we are lucky, Endangered Whooping Cranes.
Join us for the 28th annual Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, Texas, on Feb. 20 to 23!
The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge’s annual Festival of the Cranes in Decatur, Alabama, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 18. Stop by our exhibit to learn about our Whooping Crane conservation programs!
Our Director of Gulf Coast Programs, Dr. Carter Crouch, with colleagues from Texas Audubon and the Coastal Prairie Conservancy are presenting the webinar, Conserving Habitat in Whooping Crane Country: Tools and Strategies for Landowners and Conservation Partners on the Middle Texas Coast, on Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. CT.
Below is the most recent update for the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes. During December, the 2024 cohort appears to be doing well!
Captive-rearing programs have successfully bolstered the number of Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population (EMP) from the initial releases of captive-reared juveniles in 2001 to the present.
As the human population grows, the demand for energy, especially from renewable resources such as wind and solar, has drastically increased. This has accelerated the construction of wind turbines, solar farms, and power lines in the United States. When new energy infrastructure is placed in or near crane habitats, it can disrupt their movement patterns and reduce available resources.
The International Crane Foundation participated in the Legislative Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes hopeful for a serious discussion about how we can support Wisconsin’s farmers with real solutions to solve crop damage by cranes. We are disappointed by the outcome.
