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Overview and description

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Cranes are among the most endangered families of birds in the world, with eleven of the fifteen species threatened with extinction. The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ SSC Crane Specialist Group is dedicated to promoting the ...
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Cranes are among the most endangered families of birds in the world, with eleven of the fifteen species threatened with extinction. The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ SSC Crane Specialist Group is dedicated to promoting the study and conservation of the world’s fifteen crane species and the ecosystems on which they depend.

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Group leadership

Ms Kerryn Morrison
Chair
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More about the Specialist Group

The International Crane Foundation (ICF) supports the activities of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ SSC Crane Specialist Group (CSG). The CSG has 247 members from 56 countries. We also coordinate our activities with regional crane working groups each with a specific geographic focus, including the European Crane Working Group, the Crane Working Group of Eurasia, the Crane and Waterbird Working Group of the China Ornithological Society, the North East Asia Crane Site Network Working ...

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More about the Specialist Group

The International Crane Foundation (ICF) supports the activities of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ SSC Crane Specialist Group (CSG). The CSG has 247 members from 56 countries. We also coordinate our activities with regional crane working groups each with a specific geographic focus, including the European Crane Working Group, the Crane Working Group of Eurasia, the Crane and Waterbird Working Group of the China Ornithological Society, the North East Asia Crane Site Network Working Group, the North American Crane Working Group, the African Cranes, Wetlands, and Communities Programme, the South African Crane Working Group, and others. 

Membership in the Crane Specialist Group is open to researchers and conservationists who have demonstrated an active commitment to working on cranes and ecosystems where they live. Members receive an electronic version of the quarterly newsletter from the International Crane Foundation, The ICF Bugle.

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MISSION
CSG promotes the study of cranes and their threats, develops and disseminates solutions to those threats, and enhances the conservation of cranes and their habitats worldwide.

Specialist Group work

Understanding threats to Cranes

Despite threats from rapid development and habitat loss, poisoning, hunting and more, cranes continue to unite people throughout the world through their charisma and symbolism of fidelity and longevity.

  • Mirande CM, Harris JT, editors. 2019. . Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA: International Crane Foundation.

  • . Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA: International Crane Foundation. p 191–195.

CSG contributes information and expertise to status assessments for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Species to inform conservation efforts.

Annual Report

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Learn about CSG’s work and results in 2023.

2023 CSG Annual Report

Previous reports:

2021 CSG Annual Report



Siberian Crane family in Jiangxia, China. Photo by Ciming Mei

Photo: Ciming Mei

Ringing Blue Crane in the Western Cape. Feb 2019. Photo by A Lacy

Photo: A Lacy

Testing a safer design for crane transmitters. Photo by A Lacy

Photo: A Lacy

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