Once nearly extinct, the sandhill crane has made a remarkable recovery in Wisconsin and the International Crane Foundation (ICF) and the Aldo Leopold Foundation (ALF) in Baraboo are holding the first Great Midwest Crane Fest here in the city.
In the 1930s, the sandhill crane was on the road to extinction with only two dozen breeding pairs left in the state. However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s annual survey index recorded approximately 94,879 birds in the Eastern Population of the species in 2020.
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Wisconsin, which is in the area of the Eastern Population (one of the United States’ six populations of the birds), is home to around half of those cranes at some point during the year. Over the last few years cranes counts have found there to be over 20,000 breading pairs in Wisconsin.
The first Crane Fest, which is being billed as “Celebrating Community and Conservation”, will include a Wisconsin River crane-viewing event, seminars, lectures, a documentary film screening, crane art, food, and tours of the ICF and ALF facilities.
The Great Midwest Crane Festival aims to provide an opportunity for fun as well as learning. The event is set to take place November 10-12 in Baraboo. Details concerning this event can be found here.
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