For media interviews related to the Fall 2008 Direct Autumn Release (DAR) migration:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region (AL, AR, GA, FL, KY, LA, NC, SC, TN)
Tom MacKenzie (404-679-7291)
Fax:404-679-7286
Cell: 678-296-6400
E-Mail: tom_mackenzie@fws.gov
U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Midwest
Region (IL, IN, IA, MI. MN, MO, OH, WI)
Dan Peterson,
WCEP/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
608-565-4409
e-mail: Daniel_Peterson@fws.gov
Ashley Spratt
612-713-5314
e-mail: Ashley_Spratt@fws.gov
Operation
Migration, Inc.
Liz Condie
Office: 905-982-1096
Cell: 608-542-0829
e-mail: liz@operationmigration.org
International
Crane Foundation
Joan Garland
office: 608-356-9462, x142
cell phone: 608-381-1262
e-mail: jgarland@savingcranes.org
Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge (Florida)
Sarah Palmisano
(352/563-2088 ext. 210)
e-mail: sarah_palmisano@fws.gov
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (WI)
Daniel Peterson, (608-565-4412)
e-mail: daniel_peterson@fws.gov
U.S. Geological
Survey Patuxent Wildlife
Research Center (MD)
John French
(301/497-5702)
e-mail: jbfrench@usgs.gov
Wisconsin
Dept. of Natural
Resources
Bob Manwell
(608/264-9248)
e-mail: robert.manwell@wisconsin.gov
Illinois
Dept. of Natural Resources
Gayle Simpson
(217/558-1543)
e-mail: gayle_simpson@cms.state.il.us
Indiana Dept.
of Natural
Resources
John Castrale
(812/849-4586)
e-mail: JCastrale@dnr.in.gov
Kentucky
Dept. of Fish
and Wildlife Services
Norm Minch
(800/852-0942, ext. 434)
e-mail: norm.minch@mail.state.ky.us
Tennessee
Wildlife Resources
Agency
Dan Hicks
(931/484-9571 or pager 888/523-5651)
e-mail: dan.hicks@mail.state.tn.us
Georgia Dept.
of Natural Resources (Nongame-Endangered
Wildlife Program)
Kitty Spivey
(478-994-1438)
e-mail: kitty_spivey@dnr.state.ga.us
Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation
Commission
Henry Cabbage
(850/488-8843)
e-mail: henry.cabbage@myfwc.com