The wild Whooping Crane population has grown by two – thanks to the Calgary Zoo

July 17, 2019

In late-May the number of Whooping Cranes in Wisconsin grew by two, with the transfer of two, one-year-old Whooping Cranes from our partners at the Calgary Zoo. ...

Whooping Crane Egg Scorecard

July 11, 2019

A tradition at the International Crane Foundation is to follow our “Egg Scorecard,” which tracks the Whooping Crane eggs from our captive flock and wild nests in Wisconsin....

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International Crane FoundationJul 21, 2019 @ 1:00pm

From the field ~ Our Zambia Country Coordinator Griffin Shanungu shares a selfie from Blue Lagoon National Park. Griffin and our President Rich Beilfuss were wading through the wetlands to count Wattled Cranes - they tallied close to 600! Research shows that #scientistswhoselfie build trust in science. What do you think? Read more: bit.ly/scientistswhoselfie

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International Crane FoundationJul 20, 2019 @ 12:43pm

Today is Baraboo's Big Top Parade, and team Craniac is flying along the parade route! Our "Migrating Gift Shop" at the Cornerstone Gallery in Downtown Baraboo is open today, through July 31. Can't make it to Baraboo? Shop online at craneshop.org

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International Crane FoundationJul 19, 2019 @ 10:00am

"Concerns over use of formulated diet, development of the immune system, and long-term behavioral consequences of a captive upbringing have led us to question the role of the gut microbiome in the Whooping Crane chicks we raise for release" ~ Dr. Barry Hartup, Director of Conservation Medicine

Studying the Whooping Crane microbiome | International Crane Foundation

Concerns over use of formulated diet, development of the immune system, and long-term behavioral consequences of a captive upbringing have led us to question the role of the gut microbiome in the Whooping Crane chicks we raise for release.

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International Crane FoundationJul 17, 2019 @ 11:00am

In late-May the number of Whooping Cranes in Wisconsin grew by two, with the transfer of two, one-year-olds from our partners at The Calgary Zoo. The young birds were parent-reared at Calgary in 2018 and were transferred to Horicon Marsh for release. Read more: bit.ly/calgarywhoopers

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International Crane FoundationJul 16, 2019 @ 2:13pm

From the field ~ Last month, our staff participated in a Black-necked Crane survey at Ruoergai National Nature Reserve in southwest China. The final survey tally was over 250 cranes, including 230 territorial birds and 22 flocking birds!

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International Crane FoundationJul 15, 2019 @ 4:58pm

Eggcellent news from our partners in Canada!