North America > Crane Research
ICF's crane research projects not only work to understand and protect crane species and the ecosystems they use in North America, but also to inform research and conservation of other crane species around the world. Our work in North America acts as a training ground for the world's emerging conservation experts, as well as a laboratory for solving crane-related issues that are applicable world-wide.
| | Annual Midwest Crane Count
This year, the count will be conducted on: Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 5:30 am to 7:30 am Central Daylight Time
The Annual Midwest Crane Count is a tradition dating back to 1976. It is one of the largest citizen-based inventories ... Read more
|  | Sandhill Crane Research Projects
The International Crane Foundation currently has many research projects that allow us to better understand the ecology of the Sandhill Crane. Our long term research in central Wisconsin, ongoing since the early 1990s, has yielded results as varied as ... Read more
|  | Banded Cranes
Many researchers across North America band cranes for study of their migration routes, habitat selection, and other ecologically relevant purposes. Reporting banded birds is important for all of us, as these sightings provide valuable data on the cranes. ... Read more
Studying Crane Migration
ICF researchers are working with partners in the United States, China, Iran and Russia to study the migration of several crane species in North America and Eurasia. These projects aid in identifying important breeding and wintering sites, as well as key stop-over locations along the crane flyways.... Read more | 
| Migratory Whooping Crane Reintroduction
The elegant Whooping Crane is on the verge of an extraordinary comeback after nearly becoming extinct due to human activities. In the mid-1800s, the Whooping Crane population was estimated to be around 1,500 individuals. Their population declined rapidly ... Read more
|  | Texas Whooping Cranes and Blue Crab Study
Texas is by far the most important state for Whooping Cranes. Just over 200 Whooping Cranes – the rarest cranes in the world – winter annually in the Aransas and Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuges and adjacent wetlands on the Texas coast. ... Read more |  |
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