George William Archibald (born 13 July 1946) is the co-founder of the International Crane Foundation and was the inaugural winner[1] of the 2006 Indianapolis Prize.
Through his dedication and the use of artificial insemination, Tex eventually laid a fertile egg.
As Archibald recounted the tale on The Tonight Show in 1982, he stunned the audience and host Johnny Carson with the sad end of the story – the death of Tex shortly after the hatching of her one and only chick.
[2] His work inspired the 2016 children's book Dancing with Tex: The Remarkable Friendship to Save the Whooping Cranes by Lynn Sanders.
[3] In order to protect the watersheds and grasslands where cranes live and to help increase migratory flight paths, Archibald has visited remote areas, including parts of Afghanistan, Cuba, India, Russia and the Korean Demilitarized Zone.