[mou] Whooping Crane Lecture at TRC Oct. 19

[Sharon Stiteler]

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Reintroducing Whooping Cranes, Presented by Dr. George Archibald
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006
7:00-8:30 p.m.
The Raptor Center
St. Paul Campus
University of Minnesota

The inaugural winner of the Indianapolis Prize, Dr. George Archibald, =20=

will present a lecture on Thursday, October 19, at 7:00pm at The =20
Raptor Center on the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus. =20
Archibald co-founded the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, =20
Wisconsin, and has devoted 30 years of his life to saving endangered =20
cranes throughout the world. The lecture is free and open to the =20
general public!

The event is free but registration is required as seating is =20
limited.  Call 612-624-9753 for reservations



Sharon Stiteler
www.birdchick.com
Minneapolis, MN

Get cheeky bird shirts at www.birdchic.com






>
>
>
> Archibald by cabin
> In honor of more than 30 years dedicated to saving endangered crane =20=

> species, a man who once danced with a female crane named Tex and =20
> brought a national television audience to tears describing her =20
> fate, has been awarded the inaugural Indianapolis Prize. George =20
> Archibald, Ph.D., is the recipient of the $100,000 Indianapolis =20
> Prize, an initiative of the Indianapolis Zoo and the largest =20
> international monetary award given to an individual for =20
> conservation of an animal species.
>
> Archibald co-founded the International Crane Foundation, located in =20=

> Baraboo, Wisconsin, in 1973 when cranes were in a perilous =20
> situation and many of the 15 remaining species were on the brink of =20=

> extinction. Today, several species have made remarkable =20
> turnarounds, most notably the North American Whooping Crane. Down =20
> to their last 10 to 15 birds in the 1940s, now the population =20
> numbers in the hundreds.
>
> =93I am humbled by this honor and proud to be recognized among the =20
> world's leading conservationists," said Archibald. "This award is a =20=

> privilege not only for me and the team I'm a part of, but the =20
> cranes we work to save. They depend on us and look to us to be =20
> their voice. It=92s a great honor to have that voice heard."
>
> Cranes in winter
> Archibald has pioneered several techniques to rear cranes in human =20
> care, including having human handlers wear crane costumes to avoid =20
> human imprinting and using ultra-light aircraft to lead cranes on =20
> migration.  Archibald spent three years with a highly endangered =20
> whooping crane named Tex, dressed as and acting as a male crane =96 =20=

> walking, calling, dancing =96 to shift her into reproductive =20
> condition.  Through his dedication and the use of artificial =20
> insemination, Tex eventually laid a fertile egg.  As Archibald =20
> later recounted her tale on =93The Tonight Show,=94 he stunned the =20
> audience and host Johnny Carson with the sad end of the story =96 the =20=

> accidental death of Tex shortly after the hatching of her one and =20
> only chick.
>
> An international nominating committee and jury of distinguished =20
> members of the conservation community selected the six finalists =20
> from more than 50 of the world=92s pre-eminent animal conservationist =20=

> nominees to compete for the Indianapolis Prize. The other finalists =20=

> included Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton (one of the world=92s foremost =20
> authorities on elephant conservation), Dr. Holly Dublin (chair of =20
> the IUCN=92s largest and most important network of scientists and =20
> researchers working to preserve endangered species), Dr. David Mech =20=

> (the world=92s leading authority on wolf conservation), Dr. Roger =20
> Payne (a pioneer in the study of whale songs and father of the Save =20=

> the Whales movement) and Dr. Simon Stuart (champion in the =20
> preservation of threatened species and senior advisor for the =20
> Biodiversity Assessment Initiative).
>
> In addition to the unrestricted award of $100,000, the recipient =20
> will be presented with the Lilly Medal.  The Lilly Medal design by =20
> Rik Tommosone resulted from a competition among teachers and =20
> students at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. The Medal =20
> itself is cast in bronze and will be presented in a handcrafted =20
> limestone display box carved by well known sculptor Dale Enochs.







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Baraboo, Wisconsin, and has devoted 30 years of his life to saving =
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">In honor of more than 30 years =
dedicated to saving endangered crane species, a man who once danced with =
a female crane named Tex and brought a national television audience to =
tears describing her fate, has been awarded the inaugural Indianapolis =
Prize. George Archibald, Ph.D., is the recipient of the $100,000 =
Indianapolis Prize, an initiative of the Indianapolis Zoo and the =
largest international monetary award given to an individual for =
conservation of an animal species.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Archibald co-founded the =
International Crane Foundation, located in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in 1973 =
when cranes were in a perilous situation and many of the 15 remaining =
species were on the brink of extinction. Today, several species have =
made remarkable turnarounds, most notably the North American Whooping =
Crane. Down to their last 10 to 15 birds in the 1940s, now the =
population numbers in the hundreds.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=93I am humbled by this honor =
and proud to be recognized among the world's leading conservationists," =
said Archibald. "This award is a privilege not only for me and the team =
I'm a part of, but the cranes we work to save. They depend on us and =
look to us to be their voice. It=92s a great honor to have that voice =
heard."</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-left: 0px; ">Cranes in winter</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Archibald has =
pioneered several techniques to rear cranes in human care, including =
having human handlers wear crane costumes to avoid human imprinting and =
using ultra-light aircraft to lead cranes on migration.=A0 Archibald =
spent three years with a highly endangered whooping crane named Tex, =
dressed as and acting as a male crane =96 walking, calling, dancing =96 =
to shift her into reproductive condition.=A0 Through his dedication and =
the use of artificial insemination, Tex eventually laid a fertile egg.=A0 =
As Archibald later recounted her tale on =93The Tonight Show,=94 he =
stunned the audience and host Johnny Carson with the sad end of the =
story =96 the accidental death of Tex shortly after the hatching of her =
one and only chick.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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"><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">An international nominating =
committee and jury of distinguished members of the conservation =
community selected the six finalists from more than 50 of the world=92s =
pre-eminent animal conservationist nominees to compete for the =
Indianapolis Prize. The other finalists included Dr. Iain =
Douglas-Hamilton (one of the world=92s foremost authorities on elephant =
conservation), Dr. Holly Dublin (chair of the IUCN=92s largest and most =
important network of scientists and researchers working to preserve =
endangered species), Dr. David Mech (the world=92s leading authority on =
wolf conservation), Dr. Roger Payne (a pioneer in the study of whale =
songs and father of the Save the Whales movement) and Dr. Simon Stuart =
(champion in the preservation of threatened species and senior advisor =
for the Biodiversity Assessment Initiative).</DIV><DIV =
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presented with the Lilly Medal.=A0 The Lilly Medal design by Rik =
Tommosone resulted from a competition among teachers and students at the =
Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. The Medal itself is cast in bronze =
and will be presented in a handcrafted limestone display box carved by =
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