Just hatched!

The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI and its unique collection of the world’s cranes has been a favorite Wisconsin school field trip destination since 1978. Over 6,000 students per year visit ICF and take home the important lesson that each of us plays a role in the relationship between cranes, humans, and the natural systems on which all forms of life depend.

Since 2001, the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP), an international coalition of public and private agencies, has been working to establish a self-sustaining migratory population of Whooping Cranes in eastern North America. Read more to download the WCEP 2012 Annual Report.

For 21 years Peg Gargano has volunteered at the International Crane Foundation (ICF). She is an expert tour guide and is always willing to help out the organization where needed. Her passion for cranes is infectious and Peg has converted many people into crane enthusiasts. Most recently she has shared the magic of cranes with her patients and co-workers at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, WI, where she is a medical technologist in the lab.

Each week this winter, ICF’s aviculturists provided our captive crane flock with regular sources of environmental enrichment. Zoos around the world provide enrichment for their animals to help maintain both their physical and psychological health.

Spring is here, with over 80 Whooping Cranes confirmed in Wisconsin and the first wild nests of the season!