International Crane Foundation

The International Crane Foundation works worldwide to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds, and flyways on which they depend. We provide knowledge, leadership, and inspiration to engage people in resolving threats to cranes and their diverse landscapes.

(1) Safeguarding Crane Populations in the wild, with direct threats reduced to sustainable levels; (2) Securing Ecosystems, Watersheds, and Flyways on which cranes depend; (3) Bringing People Together for conservation action based on their shared values for cranes and the landscapes they depend on; (4) Improving Local Livelihoods and other benefits for communities through the conservation of cranes and their landscapes; (5) Empowering Conservation Leadership for cranes, local communities, and the landscapes they share; (6) Building Knowledge for Policy and Action to secure cranes and crane landscapes; (7) restoring cranes to the wild.

From our nearly 300-acre headquarters in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA our reach extends across the globe. We maintain a regional base in China and share program offices with partner organizations in Cambodia, India, South Africa, Texas, Vietnam, and Zambia. Our approximately 80 staff work with a network of hundreds of specialists in over 50 countries on five continents.

Numbers of Whooping Cranes on the landscape in North American are on the rise. Whooping Cranes are the most endangered bird in North America. Numbers of Sandhill Cranes across North America also are on the rise. We've had conservation wins across the globe. These include creating work for villagers in Vietnam, protecting the important Poyang Lake in China and rescuing Endangered Grey Crowned Cranes in Africa. And yet we have much to do. Our conservation efforts will increase in the next three years. Consequently, cranes and their habitats will be protected.