WCEP NEWS RELEASE

WEATHER DELAYS MIGRATION ANOTHER DAY

Contact:

Jennifer Rabuck, USFWS, 608-565-4412

Bob Manwell, Wisconsin DNR, 608-264-9248

Joan Guilfoyle, USFWS, 612-713-5311 (cell 612-810-6797)

Necedah, Wis. --  Local windy conditions at and south of Necedah

National Wildlife Refuge have resulted in another day's delay in departing

the refuge with a small flock of whooping cranes behind ultralight

aircraft. All three ultralight pilots took off to test the conditions and

agreed it was too "trashy".

"It looked reasonable on the ground, but halfway to the pen we became aware

of just how rough it was." said Bill Lishman, co-founder of Operation

Migration, Inc. "Even at 500 feet, it was no smoother."

Joe Duff, lead pilot and co-founder of Operation Migration, Inc. made the

decision to stand down at about 7:30 a.m. The team will follow the same

procedure tomorrow, and make the final flight decision in the morning based

on local conditions.

Recorded updates are at 612-713-5311 and 608-565-4412. 

There will be no press conference today. For interviews with the migration

team, call 612-868-9851, 904-910-6254 and 612-810-6797.

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