WHOOPING
CRANE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
Media Advisory
Whooping Crane Flyover Location has been changed to the
Dunnellon/Marion County Airport
December 12, 2005
Contacts:
Liz Condie, Operation Migration, Inc., 352-209-6004 (cell)
Chuck Underwood, USFWS Southeast Region, (904) 910-6254 (cell), (904) 232-2580 ext. 109 (in office until 2 p.m. today)
Sarah Palmisano, Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, (352) 563-2088, x210, 302-0105 (cell)
Henry Cabbage, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, (850) 488-8843
Rachel F. Levin, USFWS Midwest Region, 612-713-5311
Joan Garland, International Crane Foundation, (608)381-1262 (cell)
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Who: Nineteen whooping cranes led by four ultralight aircraft
What: Public flyover and photo opportunity
Where: Dunnellon/Marion County Airport, 15070 SE 111th St. (off Hwy 484E), Dunnellon, Fla.
When: Tuesday, December 13 (**see note
below)
Be at the air field by 8 a.m. to see the flyover, interview members of
the public and hear speakers from the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership.
The pilots will return to the air field to land. Media will have the opportunity
to interview the ultralight pilots and other crew members.
**Note: Event time is based on suitable weather forecasts. It is likely that the media will not be notified to the arrival date until one day before. You can monitor the Web sites listed below for details and updates, as well as call the daily recorded information line at 904-232-2580 ext. 124. The recorded information is updated each morning and will be the first place updated with final arrival information.
Weather permitting, the cranes and planes will attempt to pass near the Dunnellon/Marion County Airport en route to their final destination. The schedule for that day would have the public and media arriving by 8 a.m. with an opportunity to talk with the pilots at approximately 9 a.m. once they have delivered the birds to their winter site and returned to the airport.
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