Whooping Crane Anna Fasoli     Anna is the Tracking Crew Chief with the International Crane Foundation (ICF). Using radio telemetry, Anna helps track the new flock's cranes on their fall and spring migrations. Anna tells about herself: "I am from a small town called "Nanty Glo."in in the Pennsylvania's Laurel Mountains. My dad was in the Air Force, so I moved around a lot as a child. I graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in May 2007, with a BS in Environmental Studies and Geographic Information Technology. In June, I became a USFWS Whooping Crane Tracking/Rearing Intern. I spent most of the time early on raising the DAR chicks, but also tracked a few days a week. Eventually, as the chicks fledged, I had more time to track. I started tracking full time a few weeks before the chicks were released. Upon releasing the chicks, I helped track their movements before and after they started their first migrations. "I became the ICF Tracking Crew Chief in December 2007. My favorite part of this job is seeing the cranes that I just spent all day tracking, instead of just listening to the "beep" of my receiver! I love to travel, so I do not mind all of the driving required. (Sometimes trackers drive over 300 miles a day). My least favorite part of this job is recovering a bird that has died, but it is an inevitable part of the project for some unlucky cranes." Read Anna's story "Tracking #727 on Her First Journey North" >> Journey North is pleased to feature this educational adventure made possible by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP). Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2024 Journey North. All rights reserved.