Cranes: Ambassadors for Biodiversity and Goodwill

Majestic and lovely, cranes have, since time untold, evoked the emotions and imaginations of humans. Unfortunately, the actions of mankind now threaten 11 of the Earth’s 15 species of cranes. Founded in 1973, and based in central Wisconsin, the International Crane Foundation has a worldwide program to help cranes and use the charism of cranes to conserve wetlands, grasslands, watershed and flyways and to promote goodwill among the nations that share these special birds.