International Crane Foundation Inc

THE ENDANGERED WHOOPING CRANE IS ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST THREATENED BIRD SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA. SINCE 2001, THE INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION (ICF) HAS BEEN A LEADER IN REINTRODUCING WHOOPING CRANES IN THE EASTERN U.S. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE WHOOPING CRANE REINTRODUCTION TEAM, WE ARE BREEDING AND RAISING WHOOPING CRANES AT ICF AND RELEASING THEM ON WETLAND WILDLIFE REFUGES PRIMARILY IN WISCONSIN AND LOUISIANA. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE BREEDING, REARING, AND RELEASING WHOOPING CRANES, WHILE MAXIMIZING GENETIC DIVERSITY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND SURVIVAL. ANOTHER GOAL INCLUDES MAKING SURE CRANES ARE PROTECTED ON THEIR NESTING, MIGRATORY, AND WINTERING GROUNDS BY ENGAGING CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PROMOTE ACTIONS AND POLICIES THAT DECREASE MORTALITY FROM HABITAT LOSS, ILLEGAL SHOOTINGS, AND POWER LINE COLLISIONS. OBJECTIVES FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDE CAPTIVE BREEDING AND REARING OF CHICKS, PROVIDING SPECIALIZED VETERINARY CARE, UNDERTAKING TARGETED RESEARCH AND MONITORING OF REINTRODUCED CRANES, AND FOCUSED OUTREACH IN LOCATIONS WHERE REINTRODUCED CRANES EXIST AIMED AT REDUCING INCIDENTAL LOSSES AND BUILDING SUPPORT FOR WHOOPING CRANE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. ICF WILL BREED CRANES FROM OUR CAREFULLY MANAGED CAPTIVE FLOCK AND REAR CHICKS FOR DIRECT RELEASE INTO THE WILD. WE WILL MAINTAIN HEALTHY ADULT CAPTIVE CRANE PAIRS AT THE ICF FACILITY, AND REARING CHICKS TO FLEDGLING AGE. WE WILL ADVANCE CRANE REINTRODUCTION SCIENCE THROUGH STUDIES OF NESTING SUCCESS, HABITAT USE, AND CHICK REARING METHODS. ALL OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DESCRIBED HEREIN WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ADDRESS HIGH PRIORITY RECOVERY ACTIONS IN THE AREAS OF INCREASING WHOOPING CRANE POPULATION NUMBERS, MAINTAINING CAPTIVE POPULATIONS, MANAGING GENETIC DIVERSITY, ASSISTING WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL WILD POPULATIONS, AND EXPANDING CRANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION (ICF) HAS BEEN A LEADER IN REINTRODUCING A SECOND, MIGRATORY POPULATION OF WHOOPING CRANES IN THE EASTERN U.S. THE GROWTH AND SECURITY OF THIS EASTERN POPULATION IS CRITICAL TO RECOVERY OF THE SPECIES AND ITS REMOVAL FROM THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST. PROJECT INCLUDES CAPTIVE BREEDING AND REARING OF WHOOPING CRANE CHICKS, SPECIALIZED VETERINARY CARE, AND TARGETED RESEARCH AND MONITORING OF REINTRODUCED CRANES. ICF WILL BREED CRANES FROM ITS CAREFULLY MANAGED CAPTIVE FLOCK AND REAR CHICKS FOR DIRECT RELEASE INTO THE WILD.ICF WILL MAINTAIN HEALTHY ADULT CAPTIVE CRANE PAIRS AT THE ITS FACILITY IN BARABOO, WISCONSIN AND REARING CHICKS TO FLEDGLING AGE. OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF THE BREEDING ADULTS AND REINTRODUCED CHICKS NEEDED FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH STATE-OF-THE ART PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMS. ICFADVANCES CRANE REINTRODUCTION SCIENCE THROUGH STUDIES OF NESTING SUCCESS, HABITAT USE, AND CHICK REARING METHODS. RESEARCH FOCUSES ON THREE AREAS: UNDERSTANDING THE PATTERNS FOR SUCCESSFUL REPRODUCTION IN THE REINTRODUCED POPULATION AS THEY USE DIFFERENT AREAS OF WISCONSIN, STUDYING HABITATS USED BY THE CRANES IN BREEDING ANDWINTERING AREAS, AND INVESTIGATING HOW REARING METHODS IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WILD BEHAVIORS.

ECOLOGICAL SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO STATES, LANDOWNERS, EDUCATORS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCHERS AND OTHER POTENTIAL PARTNERS TO SECURE INFORMATION ABOUT ENDANGERED, THREATENED OR CANDIDATE SPECIES, TO AID IN THE RECOVERY OF THESE SPECIES, TO AVERT LISTING OF SPECIES PURSUANT TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, AND TO HELP CONSERVE THE ECOSYSTEMS UPON WHICH THESE SPECIES DEPEND.

WHOOPING CRANE CAPTIVE PROPAGATION AND RELEASE

WHOOPING CRANE CAPTIVE PROPAGATION

CRANE HABITAT CONSER

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WHOOPING CRANE CAPTIVE BREEDING PAIRS TO PRODUCE MORE OFFSPRING FOR CAPTIVE REINTRODUCTION

STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION OF PRIORITY CRANE HABITATS IN ASIA THROUGH

TO ADMINISTER AND COORDINATE A MEKONG RIVER BASIN LAND-BASED POLLUTION PROJECT TO STUDY PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS.

INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION, INC.

TO RECOVER THE ENDANGERED WHOOPING CRANE

GSDI COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH FGDC

WHOOPING CRANE CAPTIVE PROPAGATION

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY CAPTIVE FLOCK OF WHOOPING CRANES AT ICF, AND CONTINUED PROPAGATION OF WHOOPING CRANES FOR REINTRODUCTION AND OTHER PURPOSES AS DIRECTED BY FWS.

COMMUNITY BASED ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT EXPANSION

MIGRATORY CRANE HABITAT CONSERVATION IN MONGOLIA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE GOAL OF THE COMPLETED PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE USFWS WITH AN UPDATED DRAFT IN ( 1) YEAR AND A FINAL DRAFT WHOOPING CRANE INTERNATIONAL RECOVERY PLAN UPDATE (PLAN) WITHIN (2.5) YEARS OF THE PROJECT'S INITIATION. UPDATES WILL INCLUDE REVISING THE PLAN'S VISION, CONSERVATION MISSION, THREATS TO BE AMELIORATED, AND A RECOVERY STRATEGY OUTLINE. REVISIONS WILL BE OBJECTIVELY MADE TO RECOVERY CRITERIA ( DOWNLISTING AND DELISTING) AS MEASURABLE THRESHOLDS TO GAUGE RECOVERY PROGRESS. RECOVERY ACTIONS WILL BE REVISED ALONG WITH ESTIMATES OF TIME AND COST FOR ACHIEVING BOTH DOWNLISTING AND DELISTING GOALS AND FOR STRATEGICALLY MEETING THE RECOVERY VISION. ICF WILL UTILIZE THE POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS (PV A) REPORT ALONG WITH THE DRAFT SPECIES STATUS ASSESSMENT (SSA) TO DRAFT A REVISED RECOVERY PLAN. FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS REVIEW OF THE PLAN'S UPDATE, IT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO USFWS. INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION WILL RESPOND TO PUBLIC AND USFWS COMMENTS RECEIVED, SUGGESTED PLAN MODIFICATIONS AND EDITS, AND UNDERTAKE ALL REQUIRED REVISIONS. A FINAL DRAFT PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED TO USFWS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED PROJECT PERFORMANCE PERIOD. A WORKSHOP WILL BE SCHEDULED TO ASSIST IN THE REVISION OF THE PLAN, AND AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP SCHEDULED TO RESPOND TO BOTH PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THOSE GENERATED BY THE USFWS TEAM. THE APPLICANT WILL ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND POPULATION MODELING EXPERTISE, AND WITH HAVING PREVIOUS WHOOPING CRANE CONSERVATION PLANNING EXPERIENCE AND RELEVANCY THAT ARE INTENDED TO INFORM THE PLAN'S UPDATES AND REVISIONS.

INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION WHOOPING CRANE MONITORING

BLACK-NECKED CRANE ECOLOGY IN CHINA

MONGOLIA MIGRATORY BIRDS

TO CONDUCT THE 11TH TRAINING COURSE ON WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT IN THE MEKONG BASIN 2013.

GIS, SPATIAL ANALYSIS, DATABASE DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH RELATED TO THE CENTRAL FLYWAY POPULATION OF WHOOING CRANES AND SANDHILL CR

USGS NON-COMPETITIVE ASSISTANCE FY 2025 - DENVER GRANTS BRANCH - 2025

TO CONDUCT THE 11TH TRAINING COURSE ON WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT IN THE MEKONG BASIN 2013.

SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION OF SIBERIAN CRANE HABITATS AT POYANG LAKE, CHINA

WHOOPING CRANE TRACKING AND MONITORING

PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY AND ABILITY OF EAP NATIONS TO WITHSTAND ECONOMIC DISRUPTIONS. INCLUDING THOSE CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.

THE INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION (ICF) WILL REPLACE ITS OUTDATED CRANE HUSBANDRY DATABASE TO IMPROVE ITS DATA MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDE A SECURE BACKUP OF COLLECTIONS DATA. ICF WILL MIGRATE ITS COLLECTIONS DATA FROM THE CURRENT PROPRIETARY DATABASE TO THE ZOOLOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ZIMS) DATABASE. THE PROJECT WILL ENSURE LONG-TERM COLLECTIONS DATA INTEGRITY, IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY OF DATA FOR ICF'S LIVING COLLECTION, IMPROVE DATA SHARING WITH PARTNER ZOOS WHEN ICF COLLECTION BIRDS MOVE BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS, AND IMPROVE DATA MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE OPTIMAL INFORMATION FOR CRANE CARE AND CRANE REINTRODUCTION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION.

MANAGING WATER RESOURCES TO BENEFIT SIBERIAN CRANES, OTHER THREATENED BIRDS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AT POYANG LAKES, CHINA

WHOOPING CRANE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP INTERNAL COMMUNICATION COORDINATION STRUCTURE.

ASIAN GLOBAL SUMMIT IN SIEM REAP CAMBODIA 2009

ASIAN GLOBAL SUMMIT

LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY SANDHILL CRANE (GRUS CANADENSIS) BREEDING AND WINTERING DISTRIBUTIONS

LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY SANDHILL CRANE (GRUS CANADENSIS) BREEDING AND WINTERING DISTRIBUTIONS

WILDLIFE VETERINARY SUPPORT FOR WHOOPING CRANE CAPTURES AT ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE