More about the Specialist Group

The International Crane Foundation (ICF) supports the activities of the IUCN 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.