Webinar Library
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A Conservation Puzzle: Why Are Blue Cranes Declining in South Africa?
Our September webinar delves into the research and monitoring undertaken by Dr. Christie Craig of the International Crane Foundation and Endangered Wildlife Trust. In South Africa, Blue Cranes rely heavily on agricultural landscapes. This raised concerns about the sustainability of the population, even though the species appeared to be doing quite well. In 2018, Christie began research on this issue, and by 2020, it became clear from data analysis that the Blue Crane population was not doing as well as previously thought. By 2024, we had some clues as to why the population was declining.
Join us on this journey of discovery, where we use research and monitoring to piece together the conservation story of Blue Cranes in South Africa. This work was supported by the Leiden Conservation Foundation, Eskom, and the Hall Johnson Fellowship.
Webinar sponsored by Tom and Kathy Leiden.
Photo: Pieter Botha/International Crane Foundation and Endangered Wildlife Trust
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A Conservation Puzzle: Why Are Blue Cranes Declining in South Africa?
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Our Next Big Step in Whooping Crane Conservation
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Learn the Art of Haiku and Hope with Author Maggie Dewane
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Guardians of the Wetlands: 12 Years of Crane Conservation and Community Resilience in Rwanda
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Endangered Species Act: A keystone of conservation success under threat, and what you can do to help
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Saving Cranes and So Much More: Our New 10-year Vision for Conservation Worldwide
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A Year in the Life of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes
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Helping Farmers, Saving Cranes
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Outreach Along the Whooping Crane Flyway from Wisconsin to Alabama
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Nature-based Solutions for Crane and Wetland Conservation in Kenya
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Lighting the Way for Crane Conservation – Developing an Environmental Education Network in East Asia
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Collaborations in Conservation Medicine
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Predators on the Whooping Crane Eastern Population’s Breeding Grounds
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Celebrating 50 Years and Our Partnership With Endangered Wildlife Trust
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Secure the Future for Loved Ones (and Cranes!) With Estate Planning
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50 Years of Crane Conservation – Reflecting Back, Flying Forward.
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Towards Harmonious Living Between Cranes and Farming Communities in Uganda
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Conservation of the Western White-naped Crane Population in China
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Gulf Coast Whooping Cranes – A Conservation Story That Is Still Being Written.
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Three Decades of Muraviovka Park's Activities to Preserve Cranes & Wetlands in the Amur River Basin
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Working Together for a Bright Future for Siberian Cranes
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The Louisiana Whooping Crane Reintroduction – Conservation Meets Culture
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Celebrating Communities and Conservation – A Conversation with Rich Beilfuss and Buddy Huffaker
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Living with Cranes and Other Wildlife
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Carbon for Conservation – Securing conservation impact through carbon off-setting
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Plains, Cranes and a Watershed, with Conservation Photographer Michael Forsberg
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Traditional Communities and the Welfare of Cranes in Iran, Bhutan, Tibet, Turkey and Russia
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Sharing Our Impact – Crane Conservation Around the World
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Keeping Our Cranes Safe Home and Abroad – The Threat of Avian Influenza and Other Diseases
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Sandhill Cranes of Homer, Alaska, with Research Associate Gary Ivey
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Training a New Generation of Wildlife Conservationists in Southeast Asia
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Creating Communities That Give a Whoop About Cranes in Indiana, Alabama and Louisiana
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Oh, Behave! Your Crane Antics Questions Demystified
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Let’s Meet at the Watering Hole – A 10-Year Journal of Meeting Wintering Whooping Cranes’ Needs
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The 2021 Siberian Crane Autumn Migration in Eastern Russia
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What Does Conservation Success Really Mean for Vulnerable Cranes, Wild Places and Communities?
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Poyang Lake, Waterbird Paradise – Past, Present and Future
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Addressing Illegal Grey Crowned Crane Poisoning in Lwengo District, Southcentral Uganda
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Adventures With Cranes in E. Russia – From Yakutia in the Arctic to the Amur River Bordering China
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The Hatching of Hope
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The Rehabilitation of a Distressed Species – Grey Crowned Cranes in Rwanda
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The Resiliency of Whooping Cranes and Coastal Communities in Texas
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Securing Waters for Cranes, Ourselves and Our World
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Cranes 365 – Glorious Gatherings of Cranes
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A.I. in Cranes – And I Don’t Mean C-3PO or R2-D2
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Highlights of Blue Crane Conservation in the Karoo Region of South Africa
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Creating Communities That Give a Whoop About Cranes
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Switching the Curve – What It Takes to Reverse the Decline of Three Crane Species
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Crane Conservation in the Kingdom of Bhutan
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An Exciting Year Ahead in the World of Crane Conservation
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The Grateful Crane
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Twelve Years of Eastern Sarus Crane Reintroduction in Thailand
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Whooping Cranes on the Texas Coast – An Important Key to Their Recovery
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Behind-the-Scenes Look at Painting the International Crane Foundation Exhibit Murals
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The Long and Winding Roads That Lead to Portraying Cranes
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How Can Cranes Coexist With Nomads and Livestock on Fragile Landscapes in Mongolia?
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Why We Love Cranes
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Just Call Us Cupid! Crane Socializations Within the International Crane Foundation Captive Flock
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Plains, Cranes and a Watershed
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A Bear Speaks
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An Introduction to Prairie Ecology and Restoration at the International Crane Foundation
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Creating Conservation Leaders at the International Crane Foundation
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Are You My Mother? Unique Ways to Raise and Release Whooping Cranes Into the Wild
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Turning Threats Into Opportunities–A Global Review of Threats to Cranes & How We Are Resolving Them
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Slow but a Win – Local Community Engagement to Secure Cranes and Wetlands in Uganda
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The Inspiration Behind a Work of Crane Art
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Mysteries of the Cranes of Australia and New Guinea
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Sandhill Cranes – Who, What, Where and Why?
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Understanding the Future of the Agriculturally Dependent Blue Crane in the Western Cape South Africa
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Conservation Technology – Fun with Databases and Maps to Ensure a Future for Cranes Around the World
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Conserving Whooping Cranes and Their African Cousins, the Wattled Crane
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Cranes, Communities and Agriculture – Opportunities for Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula
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Decades of Discovery – Dancing with Whooping Cranes
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Cranes in the Rice Zone – Sarus Crane Conservation in Southeast Asia
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Africa’s Iconic Crowned Cranes – Securing their Future in the Wild
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Cranes and Artists – A Creative Dance
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Cranes, Kafue Lechwe, Communities and Conservation of the Kafue Flats
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The Health of Cranes: Avian Medicine in Conservation
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Ask a South African Craniac with Tanya Smith
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Ask An Aviculturist Q&A
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The Successes and Challenges of Reintroducing Whooping Cranes
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How Wetland Management in the U.S. Helps Cranes in China
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Cranes, Climate Change and COVID-19 – Lessons for Saving a Family of Birds, Ourselves and Our World
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Travels and Traditions of Sandhill Cranes
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From Russia With Love: The Siberian Crane Story
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A Long and Narrow Flyway: The Last Wild Whooping Crane Population
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The Trumpet in the Orchestra of Evolution: The Story of the Sandhill Crane in North America
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Making the Skies Safer for South Africa's Cranes
