George Archibald (ornithologist)
- George Archibald (ornithologist)
George William Archibald (born 13 July 1946) was the inaugural winner[Bergquist, Lee (22 August 2006) "Crane conservationist to receive $100,000 prize" "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" (Wisconsin), page B-1] of the 2006 Indianapolis Prize and co-founder of the International Crane Foundation.]Dr. Archibald was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada to Donald Edison and Leticia A. Edison, nee MacLeod. He received his bachelor's degree from Dalhousie University in 1968 and his doctorate in 1975 from Cornell University. He married Kyoko Matsumoto on 15 August 1981.
Work with cranes
In 1973, when cranes were in a perilous situation and many of the fifteen remaining species were on the brink of extinction, Dr. Archibald founded the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. He was director from 1973 to 2000. Currently he heads a World Conservation Union commission on crane survival.
Archibald pioneered several techniques to rear cranes in human care, including having human handlers wear crane costumes to avoid human imprinting. Archibald spent three years with a highly endangered whooping crane named Tex, dressed as and acting as a male crane – walking, calling, dancing – to shift her into reproductive condition. Through his dedication and the use of artificial insemination, Tex eventually laid a fertile egg. As Archibald later recounted the tale on "The Tonight Show" he stunned the audience and host Johnny Carson with the sad end of the story – the accidental death of Tex shortly after the hatching of her one and only chick.
In 1984, Archibald was awarded a MacArthur Fellows Program grant for his work with cranes. In 1987, he was added to the UN's Global 500 Roll of Honour.
In order to protect the watersheds and grasslands where cranes live and to help increase migratory flight paths, Archibald has visited remote ares, including some of the world's most hostile territories, including parts of Afghanistan, Cuba, India, Russia and the Korean Demilitarized Zone. [Staff (3 December 2003) "Bringing Back Siberisan Cranes a Challenge" "The Hindu"]
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External links
* [http://www.indianapoliszoo.com/content.aspx?CID=798 "The 2006 Indianapolis Prize Award Recipient" "Indianapolis Zoo"]
* [http://www.savingcranes.org/about/whats_new/whatsnew_article.cfm?id=210 "Inspirational video about George Archibald and ICF" 3 April 2007 "International Crane Foundation"]
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