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Meine, Curt D. and George W. Archibald (Eds).  1996.  The cranes: - Status 
     survey and conservation action plan.  IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, and 
     Cambridge, U.K. 294pp.   

Meine, Curt D. and George W. Archibald (Eds).  1996.  The cranes: - Status 
     survey and conservation action plan.  IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, and 
     Cambridge, U.K. 294pp.  Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
     http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/cranes/index.htm
     (Version 02MAR98).

• Preface
• Executive Summary
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Acronyms Used in Text
• Section 1: Conservation Biology of Cranes
  • Introduction
  • Evolution and Classification
  • An Overview of Crane Biology
    • Morphology
    • Distribution and Habitat
    • Behavior
    • Vocalizations
    • Diet and Foraging Behavior
    • Breeding
    • Movements
  • Cranes and People
  • Conservation Status
  • Threats
    • Habitat Loss and Degradation
    • Direct Exploitation
    • Poisoning
    • Other Anthropomorphic Threats
    • Biological Factors
    • Other Environmental Factors
  • Crane Conservation Measures
  • Captive Propagation and Reintroduction
  • Building Integrated Crane and Crane Habitat Conservation Programs
• Section 2: Species Accounts
  • Introduction to Species Accounts
  • Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
  • Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
  • Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)
  • Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea)
  • Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus)
  • Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus)
  • Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
  • Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)
  • Brolga (Grus rubicundus)
  • White-naped Crane (Grus vipio)
  • Hooded Crane (Grus monachus)
  • Eurasian Crane (Grus grus)
  • Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
  • Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)
  • Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
• Section 3: Recommended Conservation Actions
  • Introduction to Global and Regional Recommendations
  • Recommended Actions at the Global Level
  • Recommended Actions at the Regional Level
• Literature
  • Literature I. Proceedings
  • Literature II. Cited A-K
  • Literature III. Cited L-Z
• Appendices
  • Appendix 1 -- IUCN/SSC and BirdLife International Crane Specialist Group Members
  • Appendix 2 -- Crane Working Groups
  • Appendix 3 -- New IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria
  • Appendix 4 -- Preparing National Crane Action Plans
  • Appendix 5 -- Securing Support for Crane Conservation Projects
• Topics
  • Topic 1 -- Key Controversies in Crane Conservation
  • Topic 2 -- Coordinating Efforts to Protect and Restore the Siberian Crane
  • Topic 3 -- The Ron Sauey Memorial Library for Bird Conservation
• Figures and Tables
  • Figure 1.1 -- Phlogenetic tree of cranes
  • Figure 1.2 -- Facial features of the world's cranes
  • Figure 2.1 -- Whooping Crane winter populations (1938-1995)

  • Table 1.1 -- Proposed conservation status of cranes under the revised IUCN categories
  • Table 1.2 -- Population estimates for crane taxa
  • Table 1.3 -- Threats to cranes
  • Table 1.4 -- Crane workshops and symposia
  • Table 1.5 -- Crane studbook keepers and program coordinators (as of October 1995)
  • Table 3.1 -- Distribution of cranes by region
  • Table 3.2 -- Contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention

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