Join us on April 12th-14th for the Crane Symposium, celebrating Door County’s crane populations! Wisconsin cranes have made a comeback after decades of declining populations. Discover why populations declined and why they are resurging, learn about current threats to crane populations, and participate in the Midwest Crane Count!
Keynote Presentation with Stanley Temple
Stanley Temple, professor forest and wildlife ecology and environmental studies at UW Madison will join us virtually for his presentation, "The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Then and Now: Is It Still Working?"
In 2016 we marked the centenary of the “Convention between the United States and Great Britain (for Canada) for the Protection of Migratory Birds” (better known as the Migratory Bird Treaty). The 1916 treaty became the cornerstone of our national commitment to conserve birds. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 implements the landmark 1916 treaty, and together the treaty and act form one of the oldest and most enduring bird conservation measures in the world. They have been responsible for spectacular recoveries of many species, like the Sandhill Crane. But threats to migratory birds today challenge the effectiveness of these milestones. Loss and degradation of habitat, collisions with human-made structures, predation by cats, pesticide poisoning, and oil spills cause the deaths of hundreds of millions of migratory birds each year. Are these century-old actions up to the task of protecting birds against 21st century threats? Professor Stan Temple will recount the first century of migratory bird protection and speculate about the future.
Time: Friday, April 12th, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Fee: None, preregistration is required due to limited space. Zoom link will be emailed 24 hours before the presentation to registered participants.