Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| ADENEX | Asociación para la Defensa de la Naturaleza y los Recursos de Extremadura (Spain) |
| AWB | Asian Wetland Bureau |
| AWC | Asian Waterfowl Census |
| AWP | Aransas-Wood Buffalo population (Whooping Crane) |
| CAMP | Crane Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (IUCN/SSC/CBSG) |
| CBSG | Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (IUCN) |
| CMS | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species ("Bonn Convention") |
| CWS | Canadian Wildlife Service |
| DMZ | demilitarized zone (Korean peninsula) |
| ECWG | European Crane Working Group |
| EWT | Endangered Wildlife Trust (South Africa) |
| GASP | Global Animal Survival Plan (IUCN/SSC/CBSG) |
| GCAR | Global Captive Action Recommendations (IUCN/SSC/CBSG) |
| GIS | geographic information systems |
| ICF | International Crane Foundation |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources - also known as the World Conservation Union |
| IWRB | International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau |
| MOU | memo of understanding |
| NAS | National Audubon Society (USA) |
| NGO | non-governmental organizations |
| NWR | National Wildlife Refuge (USA) |
| PTT | platform transmitter terminal |
| PHVA | population viability analysis |
| SACF | Southern African Crane Foundation |
| SEU | Socio-Ecological Union (Russia) |
| SSC | Species Survival Commission (IUCN) |
| SSP | species survival plan |
| TNC | The Nature Conservancy |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Programme |
| USFWS | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| WGAC | Working Group on African Cranes |
| WBSJ | Wild Bird Society of Japan |
| WCCA | Whooping Crane Conservation Association |
| WCK | Wildlife Clubs of Kenya |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/cranes/acronyms.htm
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