European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Or gel Archibald talks to a japanese the Crane foundation. Rones a photos by Steve Pyle a rare Bird the if s Crown Crane. Page 14 the stars and stripes by Dion Henderson associated Pressi t is not just that George Archibald talks to the Birds. Not even that he talks to the oldest rarest most Beautiful Birds in the world. The thing is when George Archibald talks to them they answer. And sometimes when he asks them to dance with him they do. And they should. Because when the great cranes became the most important Birds in the life of George Archibald George Archibald became one of the most important men in the lives of the Birds whose survival is threatened on much of the Globe. Most americans know about the whooping Crane the continent s tallest Bird whose Clarion Call once deafened the Countryside during night Long passage but whose numbers dipped to 22 wild Birds and stirred the National conscience in 1941. Through the combined efforts of individuals societies and government agencies there now Are 77 Birds in the wild census and 28 More adults in Captivity. But of the 15 species of cranes in the world nearly half Are in trouble and several Are More endangered than the Whooper. Which brings the Story Back to George Archibald and a 65-acre converted horse farm astride the traditional Sandhill Crane migration path. At Baraboo wis., in the Headquarters of the International Crane foundation you can Archibald says see More kinds of cranes in 15 minutes than most people could see in a  the comment like most scientific speculations is conservative. In America for instance Many people can or at least could see the Sandhill Crane in one of its half dozen variations. A few have seen whoppers. And that s it for North America. The world s second rarest Bird is the siberian Crane which has a voice like Bells ringing. There Are two Rem Nant groups in Asia totalling some 360 Birds. The japanese Crane celebrated in poetry for 1,500 years is said to be the most respected Bird in Japan. Be cause legend has it living for a thousand years it is a Symbol of Long life because it mates for life a Symbol of love. The species now numbers fewer than 500, Many living year round in nearly inaccessible marshes near hokkaido. Archibald located their nests in 1972, found the area was part of a real estate development and aroused Japa Nese opinion to such an extent that the government pledged Protection. In 1974, Archibald found the last 1,500 splendid White naked cranes feeding in a Marshland separating the two Korea. With a korean associate Kim Hon Kyu Archibald proposed a 40-Square mile Refuge which won president Park s approval. The International Crane foundation resulted from a fortunate conjunction in 1971 when Archibald was completing his doctoral studies at Cornell s Laboratory of or monday and Ronald Sauey was arriving to begin his. Whose thesis was titled the unison Call &1 taxonomic tool for cranes had been old animal science department building with f nine species. E was called unavoidably the cranium. When de Archibald was sadly returning his friends to s from which he had borrowed them. Archibald the end of a program which had resulted Archer things in five Chicks of the rare White Nap. Suggested that his family s former horse ranch at of might be made into a permanent station and Ici born with the goal of the conservation of the Lorane through research habitat Protection Cap tiding restocking and Public  i resident populations established about 120 representing 14 of the 15 species much of the to now is devoted to raising Birds and Deve techniques for restoring wild populations. The major projects in process placing siberian crags from Baraboo in nests in the soviet Union to Are placed in the nests of european cranes pre Vij elected and tagged at the other end of their i Gas Iran. Sped that the Chicks will follow their adopted Par ent to Iran and reestablish a siberian Crane flock in d of the Shah. F is supported entirely by contributions mostly Frost of interested donors that numbers scarcely & possible to stretch the annual budget of less to noon because the Sauey family receives Only $1 a be al Archibald and Ron Sauey work without pay. Asie dozen or so selected graduate students who cd earn and work during the Summers. Its Start five years ago if now has achieved suture that its Board of advisers includes not Only an academics and naturalists but also sir Peter a Sci English Painter and ornithologist Yoshimaro a Cofia Tanimichi Koga and Nakanishi Godo of Iskandar Firouz of Tehran Jean Delacour of Ilfrance Kim Hon Kyu of the Republic of Korea p and research associates All Over the world. While the sight of splendor in flight the incredible sounds and the spectacular courting procedures might seem reason enough to Many for the mounting of defences against further encroachments cranes also have an important role in wetland manage ment. When the Birds that the ancient ainu called lords of the Marsh Are flourishing the great water Banks around them Are healthy. When they leave deterioration begins and will in the Long run Lead to the decline of More than cranes. Archibald 31, sums up his own involvement succinctly the most important thing in my life is to help save these wild cranes and to have if to come Home to. That s it for  he has More projects in mind developing the infant specially of Crane reintroduction increasing the foundation s programs of Public education and enlarging the foundation s incubation brooding and Breeding units. He is too Busy to contribute everything he has Learned to the literature of Crane management. Such things As convincing the siberian cranes they were in nesting territory by simulating the Long Arctic Days with lights or making monsoons with sprinklers both measures that led to breakthroughs Are he says Only the result of observation and thinking things the  talking with the Birds is a neat trick but of course comes from Long study with serious Aims. Unison Calls were his graduate interest and now a yelp or two from Archibald will stimulate a clamor from the widespread pens or an individual response. And yes he knows How to simulate a courtship dance Well enough to motivate a Lone Hen to join him and think broody thoughts. It was thus he was filmed this Spring and shown on National television. It looked a Little silly he said. I Hope people re member More than that about  the giant squid is. The whale a whooping Crane Safe at if. By Robert Musel United press International own in the dark Depths of the oceans colossal Battles take place unseen by Man As awesome As the imaginings of Hollywood movie makers but even More terrible. The combatants Are sperm whales some of them weighing 60 tons against giant squid big enough to wrap their tentacles around a House. Some of these squid weigh 2,000 pounds and measure 60 feet from tentacle tip to tentacle  Battles have been going on for thousands of years but there is usually Only one Winner said or. Malcolm Clarke of the Marine biological association in plym Outh England. And that is the sperm whale whose enormous strength and armory of Teeth As Well As its great size often More than 50 feet make it the most formidable opponent in the  discussed squid Large and Small at the annual meeting of the British association for the advancement of science in London. Clarke estimated that whales alone eat More than 100 million tons of squid a year. This compares with 25, 1978 a total of 60-70 million tons for the whole world s total annual catch of fish. The enormous amount of squid eaten by whales in a year he said approaches the total weight of All Mankind. Explaining Why he had chosen whales and squids As his topic Clark said it is possible that a food resource of great importance to humanity and to seals Sharks tuna dolphins and other living things is not being adequately re searched. Researchers know that squid is the sole food of the sperm whale he said by examining stomach contents. Squid have Horny indigestible beaks. In one whale they found evidence that it had eaten 15,000 squid. Although a foot across eyeball of a squid was found in a sperm whale some years ago the evidence is that they mostly eat smaller squid averaging under 15 pounds in  one has or possibly Ever will see the Battle of the giants beneath the sea. But Clarke said he had been told of whalers who had seen a sperm whale surfacing with a giant squid on its head its tentacles wrapped around it and apparently trying to plug the whale s blowhole. Deep scars Are often found on the Heads of whales where squid have scratched with their beaks before succumbing. Man s awareness of the existence of Large squid came  what he caught in his nets but from monsters floating dead or moribund at the sea surface and from the tales of whalers who had seen with unbelieving eyes whales vomit Complete or dismembered Kraken sea monsters of immense proportions he said. Over the years he said nets have become larger and ships faster and yet the capture of sea squids More than 18 inches Long Are unusual. Nor is it known with certainty which if any of the various Spe cies would be edible for humans. Marine biologists have an Overall aim to describe the biosphere of the sea he said. To answer the questions of what food resources Are available to Man and what effect on these resources the removal of other resources will have the biologist must be Able to estimate the Bio mass of All the important groups in the sea and he must know about the interaction of  with whaling in Disfavour Clarke said he hoped the natural or accidental deaths of whales would be used As an Opportunity to study stomach contents and add to knowledge which is being too slowly accumulated about the incalculable fecundity of the squid and its meaning to the food Chain of Man and beast. The stars and stripes Page 15