Dr. George Archibald is one of the two co-founders of the International Crane Foundation, headquartered in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and is considered one of the world's leading authorities on cranes.

Along with Ronald Sauey, a colleague from Cornell, Dr. Archibald established the International Crane Foundation in the spring of 1973, as the world center for the study and preservation of cranes. The International Crane Foundation's mission is met through a creative combination of field research; help to local people living near the cranes; public education; habitat protection; and captive propagation and reintroduction.

Today the International Crane Foundation has 50 employees and supports conservation projects in 45 nations. George's current programs involve work in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Cuba, China, India, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, South Korea and Russia.

In recognition for his accomplishments, Dr. Archibald has received four honorary doctorates and many awards including the Gold Medal from the World Wildlife Fund and a Fellows Award from the MacArthur Foundation. He and his wife, Kyoko, live in the countryside near the International Crane Foundation where they enjoy gardening and aviculture.

Dr. Archibald received his undergraduate degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1968, and completed his PhD at Cornell University in 1977.

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