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~ The 10th North American Crane Workshop ~  

The North American Crane Working Group hosted the Tenth North American Crane Workshop, February 7-10, 2006, in Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico. Zacatecas, along with San Luis Potosi, support the most southern distribution of wintering sandhill cranes. Zacatecas City is located in the southern Chihuahuan Desert. Founded in 1546 at 2,460 meters (8,000 ft) elevation, the city is a fascinating labyrinth of artistic and cultural treasures. The town has breathtaking views and includes many historic buildings and preserved and restored ancient architectural and artistic monuments. The paper sessions were held in a truly unique setting with large murals looming overhead in the ruins of a 16th century building that had been converted to a garden and museum housing a large collections of masks. One of the paper sessions focused on Mexican and Caribbean crane conservation, and included a special presentation by the Director of Wildlife Conservation in Mexico, Felipe Ramirez Ruiz De Velasco. Forty-five papers and seven posters covered nesting ecology, genetics, behavior, survival and reproduction, research techniques, whooping cranes, management, physiology, diet, health and captive management, distribution, population numbers and ecology. Presenters came from Mexico, Cuba, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Field trips visited wetland areas supporting wintering sandhill cranes and the landscape and scenery of the southern Chihuahuan Desert and adjoining mountain systems. Special thanks go to Dr. Felipe Chavez-Ramirez who organized this international meeting of crane scientists and served as editor of the 2003 Proceedings. Vice-President Gary Krapu stepped down from the Board, and new Board member Jane Austin was elected. Board members in new terms were Dr. Glenn Olsen (President), Dr. Felipe Chavez-Ramirez (Vice-President), Tracy Grazia (Secretary), Tom Hoffmann (Treasurer), Dr. Jane Austin, Dr. Marilyn Spalding, and Dr. Richard Urbanek. The Lawrence Walkinshaw Award was awarded to Stephen A. Nesbitt of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Several others were recognized by special achievement awards. The award for best student paper went to Kristen Candelora for “Infectious Bursal Disease in Wild Populations of Florida Wild Turkeys and Sandhill Cranes, Preliminary Findings.” The Eleventh North American Crane Workshop was held in 2008 at Glacier Canyon Lodge Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells.

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ZACATECAS, MEXICO KRISTI CANDELORA - WINNER BEST STUDENT PAPER
Landscape in Zacatecas, Mexico   Kristi Candelora - best student paper winner  
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