Safe Passage for Siberian Crane 419

September 30, 2020

Follow the remarkable journey of Siberian Crane 419....

Cranetivities – Nature Video Postcards

September 30, 2020

This week we are going to focus on making a video postcard using a smartphone with filming capabilities. If you aren't able to film, you may also draw your video postcard....

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International Crane FoundationSep 29, 2020 @ 10:00pm

"The unprecedented fledging of a wild whooping crane at Horicon was decades in the making. And it certainly has brightened 2020. Here's to many more happy whooper milestones in the years to come."

Smith: The only whooping crane to survive a Wisconsin winter has raised a chick in Horicon Marsh -- a first for the refuge

A whooping crane chick hatched and fledged this year from a nest at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, the first time the species has been observed to successfully raise a young bird to that stage at the expansive wetland.

jsonline.com

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International Crane FoundationSep 29, 2020 @ 2:53pm

The rural communities we work with to protect Grey Crowned Cranes in Kenya are facing the challenge of feeding their families while protecting them from the pandemic. Learn how – with help from a generous donor – our Kenya team is lending a helping hand: bit.ly/33fRm8F

A Friend Indeed

Through the generous support of the Leiden Conservation Foundation, the Kenyan team was able to procure face masks, handwash and soap bars that we distributed to the households of individuals we signed Conservation Agreement with, and custodians outside the Conservation Agreement process.

savingcranes.org

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International Crane FoundationSep 28, 2020 @ 4:15pm

This week’s Cranetivities will inspire you to share a ‘slice of life’ in the form of a video postcard! A video postcard is about capturing a moment of time in natural spaces from parks to your backyard. Get ready to take a deep breath and take a relaxing video of your favorite place in nature.

If you are looking for more activities like this, check out Nature Net a consortium of conservation organizations in south-central Wisconsin. We are all working together to bring you #naturenetathome

Cranetivities – Nature Video Postcards

This week we are going to focus on making a video postcard using a smartphone with filming capabilities. If you aren't able to film, you may also draw your video postcard.

savingcranes.org

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International Crane FoundationSep 27, 2020 @ 4:19pm

Our new cotton t-shirt features a flock of Sandhill Cranes as they soar over the restored prairie at our headquarters in Wisconsin. Available in Kiwi Green with a black design or Iris Blue with a brown design, pictured. Order yours today: bit.ly/2G4fmmb

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International Crane FoundationSep 25, 2020 @ 5:14pm

Need a little good news? Whooping Crane 38-17 makes the record books – twice!

From Survivor To Mama: Whooping Crane Endured One Of Wisconsin's Harshest Winters To Hatch A Happy Milestone | Wisconsin DNR

A female whooping crane that made history as the first of its kind known to survive a Wisconsin winter has once again flown into the record books.

dnr.wisconsin.gov

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International Crane FoundationSep 24, 2020 @ 9:25pm

Welcome home! It may be raining this afternoon in southern Wisconsin, but Siberian Cranes O'Keefe and Pieper were welcomed by sunshine when they moved into their new exhibit earlier this week. Pictured is our Co-founder George Archibald admiring the cranes' new home, which is located south of our Whooping Crane exhibit.

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Creating Conservation Leaders at the International Crane Foundation

The cranes need us, but we need them too!

Back from the brink

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Safe Passage for Siberian Crane 419

Cranetivities – Nature Video Postcards

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