Nv1d H:Jvffiijjlo Outreach Plan for the Red Wolf (Canis Rufus)

NV1d H:JVffiiJJlO Outreach Plan for the Red Wolf (Canis rufus)

Issue: Announcement of a proposed rule to remove the nonessential experimental population (NEP) status for an introduced population of red wolves in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Park) in North Carolina and Tennessee and to revise the special rule for the remaining NEP of red wolves in northeastern North Carolina (NENC). The reintroduction attempt in the Park has been terminated, and changes are needed in the special rule for the NENC population due to possible misinterpretations, changing conditions, and new information. Basic Facts About the Issue: ... The proposed removal of the NEP status for the Park population of red wolves will not reduce or change the protection provided to any red wolves that may still be present in the area. ... The current status of the red wolf population in NENC with regard to population size and ecology and the threat from hybridization with the closely related coyote necessitate minor changes in the regulations to conserve and recover the species. ... These changes address the removal of red wolves from private land and the possible taking of red wolves of unknown origin in order to control hybridization with the coyote. Red wolves that present problems will be removed from private land, if possible, but red wolves that do not cause problems, as defined in the proposal, may or may not be removed, depending on the circumstances regarding each individual case. Communication Goals: ... Host public open houses in NENC. ... Invite Federal and State legislators, local and State government officials, and landowners to the open houses. ... Notify the public of the open houses. ... Advise the public of the proposed rule. ... Ensure accurate news stories. ... Assure the public that we will work with them to resolve conflicts while conserving and recovering the red wolf. Message: The proposal, if made final, will officially remove the NEP status of a population where a reintroduction attempt has been terminated and will provide the needed protection for the remaining population by implementing management while striving to address private landowner concerns.

1 Expressions of Interest or Concern: Hyde and Washington Counties passed resolutions opposing the red wolf project in NENC. The American Farm Bureau Federation opposes the red wolf recovery program as a matter of national policy, but has cooperated with and complimented us regarding management of the program. A group of private landowners in Hyde County, called "Citizens Rights Over Wolves Now" (CROWN), opposes the recovery program in NENC. It is comprised largely of local private landowners, a reporter, and county politicians. In contrast, 18 private landowners, whose land encompasses almost 200,000 acres, cooperate in the recovery program by allowing wolves to inhabit their land. Hyde and Washington Counties, along with two private landowners, filed a lawsuit on March 5, 1997, challenging Federal versus State rights to regulate the taking of red wolves on private land. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District ofNorth Carolina granted a Federal Government Motion for Summary Judgment on December 21, 1999, in this suit. The plaintiffs have appealed this decision.

Three independent surveys confirm widespread support for red wolf restoration. The first, an attitude survey conducted in 1995 by North Carolina State University in the NENC reintroduction area, revealed that the majority of local residents support the reintroduction. A 1996 economic survey, also conducted within the NENC reintroduction area, by East Carolina University, again showed strong support for the project; over three-fourths of the respondents indicated a willingness to contribute financial support. Cornell University conducted another economic survey in 1996 in an eight-State area within and adjacent to the two reintroduction areas. This survey also showed strong support and indicated that potential economic benefits could exceed expenditures by a factor of nine to one. Potentially Controversial Issues: CROWN may oppose the proposed revision to limit the removal of red wolves from private land only if they are causing problems. Interested Parties (see Key Contacts list): ~ Congressional offices ~ Governors ~ State agencies ~ Local agencies ~ News media ~ State legislators ~ Recovery team ~ Federal agencies ~ Cooperators ~ Private landowners ~ Nongovernmental organizations ~ Interested public Key Date: Federal Register publication date--(WO-DTE will notify)

2 Strategy: ~ ARNWR will host three open houses to present information and answer questions. ~ ARNWR will invite Federal and State legislators, local and State government officials, and landowners to the open houses. ~ ARNWR will distribute a notice of the open houses to local newspapers and an announcement of the open houses to local radio stations. ~ ARNWR will post flyers about the open houses at ~ strategic locations. ~ RO External Affairs Office will prepare a final press release and provide advance copies to the WO-LS and Asheville FO. ~ WO-DTE will notify LS, RO-TE, EAO, and the FO of publication date. ~ WO-LS will fax the press release to Washington congressional contacts late in the afternoon the day before the proposed rule is to be published. ~ Asheville FO will fax an "Advance Notification of Publication of a Proposed Rule" to local congressional contacts; Federal, State, and local agencies; and other interested parties identified in the Key Contacts List late in the afternoon the day before the proposed rule is to be published. ~ RO-EAO will distribute a press release to media in the Southeast, including local newspapers, on the date of publication. ~ Asheville FO will mail a "Notification of Publication of a Proposed Rule" and a copy of the Federal Register document, within 5 work days of publication, to identified contacts. ~ Asheville FO will publish a legal notice about the publication of the proposal in 12 local newspapers within 20 days of publication.

Materials Required: ~ Advance Notification of Publication of a Proposed Rule (FO) ~ Press Release (EAO) ~ Notification of Publication of a Proposed Rule (FO) ~ Legal Notice (FO) ~ Key Contacts List (FO) ~ Summary (ofProposed Rule) (FO) ~ Proposed Rule (Federal Register Document) (FO) ~ Record of Compliance (FO)

3 KEY CONTACTS LIST

Open houses to be hosted by ARNWR from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m .. as follows:

Tuesday, November 16, 1999: Thursday, November 18, 1999: Mattamuskeet Lodge Tyrrell Hall Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge 108 South Water Street 1 Mattamuskeet Refuge Road Columbia, NC 27925 Swan Quarter, NC 27885

Wednesday, November 17, 1999: Vernon James Research and Extension Conference Center 207 Research Station Road Plymouth, NC 27962

A notice of the open houses will be published in the following local newspapers:

Washington Daily News Coastland Times 217 North Market Street Phone: 252/473-2105 Washington, NC 27889-1788 Phone: 252/946-2144 East Carolina Reminder Phone: 252/796-9131 Beaufort-Hyde News Phone: 252/946-2688 Plymouth Beacon Phone: 252/793-2123

An announcement of the open houses will be sent to the following local radio stations:

WCXL Dixie 105.7 Kill Devil Hills, NC Nags Head, NC

WHNW WCZI Manteo, NC Washington, NC

WOBR WDLX Manteo, NC Washington, NC

WVOD Manteo, NC

4 A flyer about the open houses will be posted at the followin& locations:

Post Offices Columbia Columbia Library Creswell Grocery Store Englehard Pamership for the Sounds Fairfield Manns Harbor Plymouth Roper Swan Quarter

Invitations to the open houses will be sent to the following:

North Carolina Federal Congressional Offices: The Honorable William T. Culpepper, III Mr. Brad Thompson State Representative State Director for Senator John Edwards P.O. Box 344 301 Century Post Office Building Edenton, NC 27932 300 Fayetteville Street Mall Raleigh, NC 27601 The Honorable Zeno L. Edwards, Jr. Mr. Edward Woodhouse State Representative Community Liaison for Senator Jesse Helms 212 Riverside Drive 310 New Bern Avenue, Room 122 Washington, NC 27889 Raleigh, NC 27601 The Honorable Richard E. "Gene" Rodgers Ms. Millie Lilley State Representative District Director for Congressman Walter B. Jones, 908 Woodlawn Drive Jr. Williamston, NC 27892 1020 Eastbrook Drive Greenville, NC 27858 Local Government Offices: Frank T. Bonner State Legislators: Beaufort County Commissioner The Honorable Marc Basnight P.O. Box 9 State Senator Aurora, NC 27806 P.O. Box 1025 Manteo, NC 27954 Richard L. Johnson Dare County Commissioner The Honorable R. L. Martin 100 Carolina Court State Senator Manteo, NC 27954 P.O. Box 387 Bethel, NC 27812 D. Scott Cable Hyde, County Commissioner The Honorable Ed Warren Rural Route 1, Box 7 5 State Senator Swan Quarter, NC 27885 227 Country Club Drive Greenville, NC 27834

5 Thomas Spruill Richard W. Rhodes Tyrrell County Commissioner Tyrrell County Extension Director Route 1, Box 149 PO Box 209 Columbia, NC 27925 Columbia, NC 27925

Howard Leo Davenport Gerda D. Rhodes Washington County Commissioner Washington County Agricultural Extension Agent 591 Davenport Forks Road POBox 70 Creswell, NC 27928 Plymouth, NC 27962

Beaufort County Sheriff's Department Frank C. Winslow Sheriff Nelson L. Sheppard Washington County Associate Agricultural POBox 1087 Extension Agent Washington, NC 27889-4950 P0Box70 Plymouth, NC 27962 Dare County Sheriff's Department Sheriff Albert L. "Bert" Austin North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission: 3 00 Queen Elizabeth Avenue Kenneth Ashe, Manteo, NC 27954 Wildlife Enforcement Officer 966 Albemarle Beach Road Hyde County Sheriff's Department Roper, NC 27970 Sheriff David T. Mason POBox 189 Carl Betsill, Section Manager Swan Quarter, NC 27883-0189 Research Surveys & Regulations Section 6064 Hoyt Road Tyrrell County Sheriff's Department Middlesex, NC 27557 Sheriff Darryl Liverman 405 Main Street Charles Broahn, Columbia, NC 27295-0178 Captain, District 2 2100 Highway 3 3 East Chocowinity, NC 27817 Washington County Sheriff's Department Sheriff Jim Whitehurst Anthony Cox, 120 Adams Street Master Officer, District 2 Plymouth, NC 27962 303 Tranters Creek Road Washington, NC 27889 Agricultural Extension Agents: Gaylon Ambrose Timothy Hardy, Beaufort County Agricultural Extension Agent Area Sergeant, District 1 PO Box 1967 1494 US Highway 64 W. Washington, NC 27889 Plymouth, NC 27983 Susan Ruiz-Evans Dennis Hosack, Dare County Agricultural Extension Agent Wildlife/Agriculture Laison POBox 968 23590 Highway 902 Manteo, NC 27954 Bennett, NC 27209 Malcomb "Mac" Gibbs, Jr. Stephen Jarvis, Hyde County Agricultural Extension Agent POBox219 Master Officer, District 1 1716 Creek Street Swan Quarter, NC 27885 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

6 Mark Jones Randy Wilson, Manager Black Bear Project Leader Nongame & Endangered Wildlife and Permits PO Box 1231 Section Bridgeton, NC 28519 200 Sandy Run Knightdale, NC 28562 H. Conley Magnum Area Sergeant, District 2 Landowners: 100 Mill Street Gerald Allen Greenville, NC 27858

Robert Nmville District 2 Biologist Charles Allen 2531 Pineridge Drive Allen Farms Kinston, NC 28504

Jay Rivenbark, Lieutenant Area 4 & 5, District 4 Bill Barber 1519 Brumsey Drive Weyerhaeuser Company Elizabeth City, NC 27909

David Rowe District 1 Biologist Wayne Bateman 403 River Road Edenton, NC 27932

James Schreckengost David Baughman Senior Officer, District 1 John Hancock Life Insurance Co Rt 2, Box 149-B 1605 South State Street Columbia, NC 27925 Champaign, IL 61820-7237

Evin Stanford Dorothy Berry Assistant Small Game Project Leader 107 Canterberry Road Washington, NC 27889 Chuck Blalock David Stokes, Lieutenant Area 4 & 5, District 1 211 Old Roper Road Plymouth, NC 27962 Fred Bonner

Perry Sumner Furbearer Project Leader 105 McDuffie Place Mike Brunair Goldsboro, NC 27530

Robert Wayne Wildlife Enforcement Officer, District 1 Bruce Cameron PO Box 21 Fairfield, NC 27826

7 Dunvood Cooper Alan Gibbs

Walter Credle Charles Gibbs

George Harris Michael Cutler

Wilson Daughtery Curtis Holbert

Frank Hudgins Doug Davenport

Mike Johnson David Dicktel

James Johnson J.M. Eaks

Jim Ferebee Claude Jones

Joe Landino Jimmy Flemming

Bill Lawrence Steven Fletcher

Lee Mann Spurgeon Foster

Doug Maxwell James Futch Environmental Timber Company

Reginald McKinney

8 Barbara Moran Gary Reynolds

Bud Needham Dave Roberson

Carroll Nifong Richard Rose

Don Nixon

Thad Shelby Mike Noles

William Smith Iris O'Neal

Macon Smithwicke Scott Patrick

Donald Sparks

Denny Phelps

J.W. Spencer

Harry Phelps Ricky Spruill

Harry Phelps Dexter Spruill

Earl Pugh Jr.

Fred Suter Heber Respass

Joey Williams Gary Respess

9 Betty Woodard Vicki Woodard

Congressional offices in Washington to be contacted via fax by WO (LS) the day before the proposal is scheduled to be published:

North Carolina: The Honorable Fred Thompson The Honorable John Edwards United States Senate United States Senate PH: 202/224-4944 PH: 202/224-3154 FAX: 202/228-3679 FAX: 202/228-1374 The Honorable John L. Duncan, Jr. The Honorable Jesse Helms House of Representatives United States Senate PH: 202/225-5435 PH: 202/224-6342 FAX: 202/225-6440 FAX: 202/228-13 3 9 The Honorable William L. Jenkins House of Representatives The Honorable Walter Jones PH: 202/225-6356 House of Representatives FAX: 202/225-5714 PH: 202/225-3415 FAX: 202/225-3286 Washington: The Honorable Norman D. Dicks The Honorable Charles H. Taylor House of Representatives House of Representatives PH: 202/225-5916 PH: 202/225-6401 FAX: 202/226-1176 FAX: 202/226-6405

Tennessee: The Honorable Bill Prist United States Senate PH: 202/224-3344 FAX: 202/228-1264

Local congressional, gubernatorial, State, Federal, and local government offices and interested organizations and individuals to be contacted via fax (Attachment I) by the Asheville Field Office the day before the proposal is scheduled to be published:

North Carolina: The Honorable Jesse Helms The Honorable John Edwards United States Senator United States Senator District Office: Raleigh District Office: Raleigh PH: 919/856-4630 PH: 919/856-4245 FAX: 919/856-4053 FAX: 919/856-4408

10 The Honorable Walter Jones Madison County Manager Representative in Congress Marshall, NC District Office: Greenville PH: 828/649-2854 PH: 252/931-1003 FAX: 828/649-1021 FAX: 252/931-1002 Swain County Manager The Honorable Charles H. Taylor Bryson City, NC Representative in Congress PH: 828/488-9273 District Office: Asheville FAX: 828/488-2754 PH: 828/251-1988 FAX: 828/251-0794 Tyrrell County Manager Columbia, NC The Honorable James B. Hunt, Jr. PH: 252/796-1371 Governor of North Carolina FAX: 252/796-1188 Raleigh, NC PH: 919/733-4240 Washington County Manager FAX: 919/715-3175 Plymouth, NC PH: 252/793-5823 Beaufort County Manager FAX: 252/793-9788 Washington, NC PH: 252/946-0079 Mr. Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director FAX: 252/946-7722 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Raleigh, NC Dare County Manager PH: 919/733-3391 Manteo, NC FAX: 919/733-7083 PH: 252/473-1101, Ext. 288 FAX: 252/473-1817 Mr. Tom Ellis Aquaculture and Natural Resources Staff Graham County Manager North Carolina Department of Agriculture Robbinsville, NC Raleigh, NC PH: 828/479-7961 PH: 919/733-7125 FAX: 828/479-7988 FAX: 919/733-1141

Haywood County Manager Mr. Larry Wooten Waynesville, NC North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation PH: 828/452-6625 Raleigh, NC FAX: 828/452-6715 PH: 919/782-1705 FAX: 919/783-3693 Hyde County Manager Swan Quarter, NC Mr. Andrew George PH: 252/926-5711 Southern Appalachians Biodiversity Project FAX: 252/926-1286 Asheville, NC PH: 828/258-2667 Jackson County Manager FAX: 828/258-0758 Sylva, NC PH: 828/586-7580 Tennessee: FAX: 828/586-7528 The Honorable Bill Frist United States Senator District Office: Knoxville PH: 423/602-7977 FAX: 423/602-7979

11 The Honorable Fred Thompson Sevier County Executive United States Senator Sevierville, TN District Office: Knoxville PH: 423/453-6136 PH: 423/545-4253 FAX: 423/453-6830 FAX: 423/545-4252 Ms. Karen Wade, Superintendent The Honorable John L. Duncan, Jr. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Representative in Congress Gatlinburg, TN District Office: Knoxville PH: 423/436-1203 PH: 423/523-3772 FAX: 423/436-1220 FAX: 423/544-0728 Mr. Gary Myers, Executive Director The Honorable William L. Jenkins Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Representative in Congress Nashville, TN District Office: Kingsport PH: 615/781-6552 PH: 423/247-8161 FAX: 615/781-6551 FAX: 423/247-1834 Ms. Rhedona Rose The Honorable Don Sundquist Director of Public Affairs Governor of Tennessee Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Nashville, TN Columbia, TN PH: 615/741-2001 PH: 615/388-7872 FAX: 615/532-9711 FAX: 615/388-5818

Blount County Executive State of Washington: Maryville, TN The Honorable Norman D. Dicks PH: 423/982-1302 Representative in Congress FAX: 423/977-1276 District Office: Tacoma PH: 253/593-6536 Cocke County Executive FAX: 253/593-6551 Newport, TN PH: 423/623-8791 Washington, D.C.: FAX: 423/623-8792 Mr. Paul Pritchard, President National Parks and Conservation Association Monroe County Executive Washington, DC Madisonville, TN PH: 202/223-6722 PH: 423/442-3981 FAX: 202/659-0650 FAX: 423/442-7279

12 A press release (Attachment 1D will be distributed by the Atlanta External Affairs Office to the following newspapers (RO-EAO will add to this list as deemed appropriate and sent·a copy of the final outreach plan with these changes to the Asheville FO to complete the administrative record) on the date of publication. The Asheville Field Office will be responsible for seeing that a Legal Notice (Attachment IV) is published in these same newspapers within 20 days of publication in the Federal Register:

Aru>alachian Voices Knoxville News-Sentinel P.O. Box 880 P.O. Box 59038 Rosman, NC 28772 Knoxville, TN 37950-9038 Phone: 828/862-3863 Telephone: 423/523-3131

Asheville Citizen-Times The Mountain Press 14 O'Henry Avenue 119 River Bend Drive Asheville, NC 28802 P.O. Box 4810 Phone: 828/252-5611 Sevierville, TN 37864-4810 Phone: 423/428-0746 The Charlotte Observer 600 South Tryon Street The News and Observer P.O. Box 30308 215 South McDowell Street Charlotte, NC 28230 P.O. Box 191 Phone: 704/358-5000 Raleigh, NC 27602-0191 Phone: 919/829-4500 The Daily News 3 07 East Harper Avenue News and Record P.O. Box 9740 P.O. Box 20848 Maryville, TN 37802-9740 Greensboro, NC 27420-0848 Phone: 423/981-1100 Phone: 336/373-7000

Beaufort-Hyde News Plymouth Beacon Phone: 252/946-2688 Phone: 252/793-2123

Coastland Times Sun Journal Phone: 252/473-2105 3200 Wellons Boulevard New Bern, NC 28562 The Daily Reflector Phone: 252/638-8101 P.O. Box 1967 Greenville, NC 27835 Washington Daily News Phone: 2521752-6166 217 North Market Street Washington, NC 27889-1788 East Carolina Reminder Phone: 252/946-2144 Phone: 252/796-9131 Winston-Salem Journal 418 North Marshall Street P.O. Box 3159 Winston-Salem, NC 27102-3159 Phone: 336/727-7211

13 The Asheville Field Office will mail a copy of the Federal Register notice to the following individuals/organizations within 5 work days of its publication. Attachment ill will be used as a cover letter for this mailing:

Members of Congress: The Honorable Bill Frist The Honorable John Edwards United States Senator United States Senate 12 Oaks Executive Park 825 Hart Senate Office Building 5401 Kingston Pike Washington, DC 20510 Building 1, Suite 170 Knoxville, TN 37919 The Honorable John Edwards Vnited States Senator The Honorable Fred Thompson 301 Century Post Office Building United States Senate Raleigh, NC 27601 523 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Jesse Helms United States Senate The Honorable Fred Thompson 403 Dirksen Senate Office Building United States Senator Washington, DC 20510 Howard H. Baker Jr. U.S. Courthouse 800 Market Street, Suite 112 The Honorable Jesse Helms Knoxville, TN 37902 United States Senator 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 122 The Honorable John J. Duncan, Jr. Raleigh, NC 27601 House of Representatives 2400 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Walter Jones House of Representatives The Honorable John J. Duncan, Jr. 422 Cannon House Office Building Representative in Congress Washington, DC 20515 800 Market Street, Suite 110 Knoxville, TN 37902 The Honorable Walter Jones Representative in Congress The Honorable William L. Jenkins 102-C Eastbrook Drive House of Representatives Greenville, NC 27858 1708 Longworth Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Charles H. Taylor House of Representatives The Honorable William L. Jenkins 231 Cannon House Office Building Representative in Congress Washington, DC 20515 320 West Center Street P.O. Box 769 The Honorable Charles H. Taylor Kingsport, TN 37662 Representative in Congress 22 South Park Square, Suite 3 50 The Honorable Norman D. Dicks Asheville, NC 28801 House of Representatives 2467 Rayburn House Office Building The Honorable Bill Frist Washington, DC 20515 United States Senate 416 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

14 The Honorable Norman D. Dicks Blount County Executive Representative in Congress County Courthouse 1717 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2244 341 Court Street Tacoma, W A 98402 Maryville, TN 37804-5906

Local Government: Cocke County Executive Beaufort County Manager County Courthouse Annex 121 West 3rd Street 360 East Main Street P.O. Box 1027 Newport, TN 37821 Washington, NC 27889 Monroe County Executive Dare County Manager County Courthouse P.O. Box 1000 105 College Street Manteo, NC 27954 Madisonville, TN 37354

Graham County Manager Sevier County Executive County Courthouse County Courthouse P.O. Box 575 125 Court Avenue, Suite 201E Robbinsville, NC 28771 Sevierville, TN 3 7862

Haywood County Manager State Legislators: 215 North Main Street The Honorable Marc Basnight Courthouse Annex State Senator Waynesville, NC 28786 P.O. Box 1025 Manteo, NC 27954 Hyde, County Manager P.O. Box 188 The Honorable Robert C. Carpenter Swan Quarter, NC 27885 State Senator 29 Admiral Drive Jackson County Manager Franklin, NC 28734 401 Grindstaff Cove Road Sylva, NC 28779 The Honorable Charles Carter State Senator Madison County Manager P.O. Box 131 County Courthouse Asheville, NC 28802 P.O. Box 579 Marshall, NC 28753 The Honorable R. L. Martin State Senator Swain County Manager P.O. Box 387 P.O. Drawer A Bethel, NC 27812 Bryson City, NC 28713 The Honorable Dan Robinson Tyrrell County Manager State Senator 108 S. Water P.O. Box 115 P.O. Box 449 Cullowhee, NC 28723 Columbia, NC 27925 The Honorable Ed Warren Washington County Manager State Senator County Courthouse 227 Country Club Drive P.O. Box 1007 Greenville, NC 27834 Plymouth, NC 27962

15 The Honorable James C. Carpenter The Honorable Douglas E. Gunnels State Representative State Representative P.O. Box 397 530 Highway 321 N Otto, NC 28763 Lenoir City, TN 37771

The Honorable William T. Culpepper, III The Honorable Howard T. Kerr State Representative State Representative P.O. Box 344 1728 Big Springs Road Edenton, NC 27932 Maryville, TN 37801

The Honorable Zeno L. Edwards, Jr. The Honorable Joe McCord State Representative State Representative 212 Riverside Drive 4222 Montvale Road Washington, NC 27889 Maryville, TN 37803

The Honorable R. Phillip Haire The Honorable Bob McKee State Representative State Representative P.O. Box 248 536 Brewer Street Sylva, NC 28779 Athens, TN 37303

The Honorable Liston B. Ramsey The Honorable Richard Montgomery State Representative State Representative Box 337, Walnut Creek Road 606 Old Wagon Road Marshall, NC 28753 Seymore, TN 37865

The Honorable Richard E. "Gene" Rodgers Recovery Team: State Representative Dr. Vic Nettles 908 Woodlawn Drive Southeast Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study Williamston, NC 27892 School of Veterinary Medicine University of Georgia The Honorable Wlliam C. Clabough. Athens, GA 30602 State Senator 4416 Cave Mill Road Dr. Ronald M. Nowak Maryville, TN 37804 2101 Greenwich Street Falls Church, VA 22043 The Honorable Tommy Haun State Senator Dr. Michael Pelton 1137 Tusculum Boulevard Department of Forestry Greeneville, TN 37745 University of Tennessee 248 Plant Science Building The Honorable Jeff Miller Knoxville, TN 37996 State Senator P.O. Box 771 Dr. Ulysses S. Seal Cleveland, TN 37364-0771 Conservation Breeding Specialist Group 12101 Johnny Cake Ridge Road The Honorable Ronnie E. Davis Apple Valley, MN 55124-8151 State Representative 305 Hedrick Drive Mr. Roland Smith Newport, TN 37821 P.O. Box 911 Tualatin, OR 97062

16 Mr. Don Wood Ms. Terry Peacock, Refuge Manager Endangered Species Coordinator St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 620 South Meridian Street P.O. Box 447 Tallahassee, FL 32301 Apalachicola, FL 32329-0447

Dr. L. David Mech Mr. Thomas L. Bennett, Senior Resident Agent U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1922 Folwell Avenue Law Enforcement St. Paul, MN 55108 P.O. Box 33096 Raleigh, NC 27636 Federal Agencies: Mr. Brian Kelly Mr. Jack Baker, Special Agent Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Red Wolf Project 711 Washington Square Mall, Room 15 P.O. Box 1969 Washington, NC 27889 Manteo, NC 27954 Mr. Theodore R. Curtis, III, Special Agent Mr. Chris Lucash, Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 160 Zillicoa Street Red Wolf Project Asheville, NC 28801 3255 Shore Drive Creswell, NC 27928 Mr. George M. Elkins, Senior Resident Agent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mr. Michael R. Bryant, Refuge Manager Law Enforcement Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge 150 Metrocenter U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 220 Great Circle Road P.O. Box 1969 Nashville, TN 37228 Manteo, NC 27954 Mr. S. Ray Aycock Mr. Jim Savery, Refuge Manager Field Supervisor Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A 3255 Shore Drive Jackson, MS 39213 Creswell, NC 27928 Field Supervisor Mr. Donald E. Temple, Refuge Manager Raleigh Field Office Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 551-F Pylon Drive Route 1, Box N-2 P.O. Box 33726 Swan Quarter, NC 27885 Raleigh, NC 27636-3726

Mr. George R. Garris, Refuge Manager Mr. Roger L. Banks, Field Supervisor Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge Charleston Field Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 5801 Highway 17 North 217 Fort Johnson Road Awendaw, SC 29429 P.O. Box 12559 Charleston, SC 29412

17 Dr. Lee A. Barclay, Field Supervisor Ms. Karen Wade, Superintendent Cookeville Field Office Great Smoky Mountains National Park U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 107 Park Headquarters Road 446 Neal Street Gatlinburg, TN 3 773 8 Cookeville, TN 38501 Mr. Jerry Eubanks, Park Superintendent Ms. Mary Anne Young National Park Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gulf Islands National Seashore Division of Refuges 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway 4401 North Fairfax Drive GulfBreeze, FL 32561 Arlington, VA 22203 Mr. Gary Everhardt, Superintendent Ms. Nancy Kaufman, Regional Director Blue Ridge Parkway U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 400 BB&T Building P.O. Box 1306 One Park Square Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306 Asheville, NC 28801

Mr. Dave Parsons Ms. Elizabeth Estill Mexican Wolf Coordinator Regional Forester U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service P.O. Box 1306 1720 Peachtree Road, NW., Suite 800 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Atlanta, GA 30367

Mr. Ed Bangs Mr. Marc Bosch U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service 1124 East 9th Avenue Wildlife, Fisheries, and Range Helena, MT 59601 1720 Peachtree Road, NW. Atlanta, GA 30367 Dr. Steven H. Fritts U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mr. John Ramey, Forest Supervisor P.O. Box 25486 U.S. Forest Service Denver, CO 80225 National Forests in North Carolina P.O. Box 2750 Mr. Ronald E. Lambertson, Regional Director Asheville, NC 28802 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 300 Westgate Center Drive Wayah Ranger District Hadley, MA 80225 Nantahala National Forest 8 Sloan Road Mr. William F. Hartwig, Regional Director Franklin, NC 28734 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Building Cheoah Ranger District 1 Federal Drive Nantahala National Forest Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056 Massey Branch Road P.O. Box 16A National Park Service Robbinsville, NC 28771 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 Pisgah Ranger District Pisgah National Forest 1001 Pisgah Highway Pisgah Forest, NC 28768

18 Appalachian Ranger District Superintendent Pisgah National Forest Cherokee Agency P.O. Box 128 Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S. 19 Bypass Cherokee, NC 28719 Burnsville, NC 28714 Mr. Robert I. Van Hook Ms. Anne Zimmerman Oak Ridge National Laboratory Forest Supervisor P.O. Box 2008 Cherokee National Forest Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6035 P.O. Box 2010 Cleveland, TN 37320 State Government: The Honorable James B. Hunt, Jr. Mr. George G. Martin Governor of North Carolina Forest Supervisor State Capitol, 116 W. Jones Street Chattahoochee/Oconee National Forests Raleigh, NC 27601 508 Oak Street Gainesville, GA 30501 The State Clearing House North Carolina Department of Administration Mr. George Dodson 116 W. Jones Street Environmental Planner Raleigh, NC 27611 Department of the Air Force 77 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 295 Mr. Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director Atlanta, GA 30335-6801 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Archdale Building Dr. Nick Federoff 512 North Salisbury Street Environmental Protection Agency Raleigh, NC 27604-1188 Mail Code 7507C 401 M Street, SW. Mr. Randall C. Wilson, Section Manager Washington, DC 20460 Nongame and Endangered Wildlife and Permits Section Regional Administrator North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Attention: Endangered Species Coordinator Post Office Box 29613 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Raleigh, NC 27626-0613 Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW Mr. Gordon S. Warburton Atlanta, GA 30303-3104 Supervising Wildlife Biologist- Western Area North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Mr. Charles P. Nicholson 44 70 Hidden View Loop Endangered Species Specialist Marion, NC 28685 Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive Mr. Perry Sumner Knoxville, TN 37902-1499 Furbearer Project Leader Research Surveys and Regulations Section Dr. William H. Redmond North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Regional Natural Heritage Project 105 McDuffie Place Tennessee Valley Authority Goldsboro, NC 27530 Norris, TN 37828

19 Mr. Chris McGrath Dr. Jon F. Ort Mountain Project Leader Director of Extension Services Nongame and Endangered Wildlife and Permits North Carolina State University Section Box 7602 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Raleigh, NC 27695 315 Morgan Branch Road Leicester, NC 28748 Mr. E. J. Jones Extension Forestry Specialist Mr. Hany E. LeGrand, Jr., Zoologist North Carolina State University North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Box 8003 512 North Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27695 Raleigh, NC 27604-1188 Mr. Bill Sullivan Mr. Tom Ellis North Carolina State University Aquaculture and Natural Resources Staff Department of Zoology, Research North Carolina Department of Agriculture 2016 Fanning Bridge Road P.O. Box 27647 Fletcher, NC 28732 Raleigh, NC 27611 Dr. Gary B. Blank Mr. Jeff Carpenter North Carolina State University North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service Box 8002 P.O. Box 1 Raleigh, NC 27695-8002 Bryson City, NC 28713 The Honorable Don Sundquist Mr. MichaelHobb Governor of Tennessee North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service State Capitol, 1st Floor P.O. Box 7667 Nashville, TN 37423 Asheville, NC 28802 Mr. Gary Myers, Executive Director Mr. Dewey Botts, Director Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency State Soil and Water Conservation Commission Ellington Agricultural Center North Carolina Department of Environment and P.O. Box 40747 Natural Resources Nashville, TN 37204 P.O. Box 27606 Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 Mr. Pete Wyatt Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Dr. Phil McKnelly, Director 6032 West Andrew Johnson Highway North Carolina Department of Environment and Talbott, TN 37877 Natural Resources Division of State Parks and Recreation Mr. Reginald Reeves, Director P.O. Box 27687 Natural Heritage Division Raleigh, NC 27699-1615 Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Dr. Betsy Bennett, Director 401 Church Street North Carolina Department of Environment and 8th Floor, L&C Tower Natural Resources Nashville, TN 37243-0447 Museum of Natural Sciences P.O. Box 27697 Mr. Ralph Lovely Raleigh, NC 27611 Tennessee Agriculture Extension Service 201 Courthouse Maryville, TN 3 7801

20 Mr. Bob Sliger Ms. Michelle Smurl, Curator Tennessee Agriculture Extension Service Brevard Zoo Courthouse 8225 North Wickham Road Madisonville, TN 3 73 54 Melbourne, FL 32940

Mr. Lee Edmiston Mr. Tom Labarge, Senior Keeper Appalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Burnet Park Zoo 3 50 Carroll Street 1 Conservation Place Eastpoint, FL 3 23 28 Syracuse, NY 13204

Mr. William Woodfin, Jr., Director Ms. Barb Ffeiffer, Assistant Director Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Chaffee Zoo P.O. Box 11104 894 West Belmount Avenue Richmond, VA 23230 Fresno, CA 93 728

Mr. David Waller, Director Mr. Jim Petruzzi, Director Georgia Department of Natural Resources Chattanooga Nature Center Wildlife Resources Division 400 Garden Road 2070 U.S. Highway 278, SE. Chattanooga, TN 3 7 419 Social Circle, GA 30279 Ms. Tarren Wagener Mr. Terry W. Johnson Curator/Conservation Georgia Department of Natural Resources Fort Worth Zoo Wildlife Resources Division 1989 Colonial Parkway Rum Creek Wildlife Management Area Fort Worth, TX 76110 Route 3, Box 180 Forsyth, GA 31029 Mr. Bruce Williams, Director Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Mr. Steve Beleu Route 1, Box 210 Oklahoma Department of Libraries Glen Rose, TX 76043 U.S. Government Information Division 200 NE. 18th Street Mr. Dan Brands, Curator Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298 Great Plains Zoo 805 South Kiwanis Avenue Cooperators: Sioux Falls, SD 57104-3714 Mr. Will Waddell Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Mr. K. C. Lamb, General Curator 5400 N. Pearl Street Greater Baton Rouge Zoo Tacoma, W A 98407 P.O. Box60 Baker, LA 70704 Mr. Leslie Whitt, Director Alexandria Zoological Park Mr. Talon Thorton, Director P.O. Box 71 Henson Robinson Zoo Alexandria, LA 70 178 1100 East Lake Drive Springfield, IL 62707 Mr. Don Goff, General Curator Beardsley Zoological Gardens Ms. Greta McMillan, Curator/Conservation 1875 Nobel Avenue Knoxville Zoo Bridgeport, CT 06610 P.O. Box 6040 Knoxville, TN 37914

21 Mr. Steve Bloemer, Biologist Mr. Dave Richards, General Curator Land Between the Lakes Oglebay' s Good Zoo 100 Van Morgan Drive Oglebay Park Golden Pond, KY 42211-9001 Wheeling, WV 26003

Ms. Jennifer Hackshaw, Curator Ms. Yvonne, Strode, General Curator Lowry Park Zoo Racine Zoo 7530 North Boulevard 2131 North Main Tampa, FL 33604 Racine, WI 53402

Mr. John Tobias, Director Mr. Amos Morris, Curator Miller Park Zoo Roger Williams Park Zoo P.O. Box 3157 Roger Williams Park Bloomington, IL 61702 Providence, RI 02905

Ms. Laurie Spangler Mr. Steve Contento, Director Curator/Conservation Ross Park Zoo Mill Mountain Zoo 185 Park Avenue P.O. Box 13484 Binghamton, NY 13 903 Roanoke, VA 24034 Mr. Mike Jones, Animal Curator Ms. Belinda Reser, Curator Tallahassee Museum of Natural Science National Zoological Park 3945 Museum Drive 3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Tallahassee, FL 32304 Washington, DC 20008 Ms. Sherry Hornstein, Director Ms. Mary Hagedorn Texas Zoo Department of Reproductive Physiology 110 Memorial Drive National Zoological Park Victoria, TX 77901 3001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. yv ashington, DC 20008 Mr. John Meigs, Director Trevor Zoo Ms. Sherry Samuels, Animal Director Millbrook School North Carolina Life & Science Milbrook, NY 12545 433 Murray Avenue Durham, NC 27704 Mr. Weston Utter, Animal Curator Western North Carolina Nature Center Ms. Lorraine Smith, Curator of Mammals 7 5 Gashes Creek Road North Carolina Zoological Park Asheville, NC 28805 4401 Zoo Parkway Asheboro, NC 27203 Dr. Sue Lyndaker Lindsey, Director Wild Canid Survival and Research Center Mr. RandyFulk P.O. Box 760 North Carolina Zoological Park Eureka, MO 63025 4401 Zoo Parkway Asheboro, NC 27203 Ms. Margaret Callahan, Director Wildlife Science Center Mr. Neil Anderson, Director 5463 West Broadway North Eastern Wisconsin Zoo Forest Lake, MN 55205 4418 Reforestation Road Green Bay, WI 54313

22 Ms. Kristin Vehrs, Deputy Director Mr. William F. Gergits, Vice_ President American Association of Zoos and Aquariums Therion Corporation 7970-D Old Georgetown Road Rensssaelaer Technology Park Bethesda, MD 20814 185 Jordan Road Troy, NY 12180 Mr. Jack Grisham Oklahoma City Zoological Park Dr. Phil Hedrick 2101 NE 50th Street Department of Zoology Oklahoma City, OK 73111-7199 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-1501 Dr. Karen Goodrowe Metro Toronto Zoo Mr. Paul Wilson 361A Old Finch Avenue Department of Biology Scarborough, Ontario M1B 5K7 Trent University CANADA 1600 West Bank Drive Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7B8 Ms. Mary Traylor-Holzer CANADA Minnesota Zoological Gardens 13000 Zoo Boulevard Mr. Mike Chamberlain Apple Valley, MN 55124-8199 Mississippi State University Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Dr. George Amato Box 9690 Wildlife Conservation Society Mississippi State, MS 39762-9690 185th Street and Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10460-1099 Dr. George Hurst Mississippi State University Mr. Whitney Tilt Department of Wildlife and Fisheries National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Box 9690 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 900 Mississippi State, MS 39762-9690 Washington, DC 20036 Dr. Karen Beck Mr. Bill Landry College of Veterinary Medicine Heartland Series North Carolina State University WBIR-TV 4 700 Hillsborough Street 1513 Hutchison Avenue Raleigh, NC 27606 Knoxville, TN 37917 Dr. Michael Stoskopf Mr. RobertS. Turner, Executive Director College of Veterinary Medicine Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere North Carolina State University 314 Conference Center Building 4 700 Hillsborough Street Knoxville, TN 37996-4138 Raleigh, NC 27606

Dr. Robert K. Wayne Dr. Todd Fuller Department of Biology Department of Wildlife Management University of California - Los Angeles University of Massachusetts 621 Circle Drive, South Amherst, MA 01003-4210 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Dr. Dennis Murray Department of Fish and Wildlife University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844

23 Dr. John Theberge Fred Webb Grainery Faculty of Environmental Studies University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario 2NL 3 G 1 CANADA Mr. Robert Myers Georgia Pacific Ms. Mary Theberge Faculty of Environmental Studies University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario 2NL 3Gl Mr. Edwin Harris CANADA

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Dr. Doug Smith Yellowstone Center for Resources P.O. Box 168 Non governmental Organizations: Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 Dr. Marcella Cranford Alpha Wildlife Awareness Ms. Nina Facione 7616 Hall Road Defenders of Wildlife Knoxville, TN 37920 llOl 14th Street, NW, Suite 1400 Washington, DC 20005 Mr. Lawrence C. Brown, Exe~utive Director The American Humane Association Dr. Phil Miller 63 Inverness Drive, East Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Englewood, CO 80112 12101 Johnny Cake Ridge Road Apple Valley, MN 55124-8151 Mr. Christine Stevens, President Animal Welfare Institute Dr. Onnie Byers P.O. Box 3650 Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Washington, DC 20007 12101 Johnny Cake Ridge Road Apple Valley, MN 55124-8151 Mr. Morgan Sumerville Appalachian Trail Conference Dr. DavidS. Pennock P.O. Box 2750 4141 South Holmes Road Asheville, NC 28802 Idaho Falls, ID 83404 Mr. James Botts Private Landowners: Appalachian Trail Conference Mr. James E. Johnson, Jr. Route 3, Highway 95 Coastland Corporation Lenoir City, TN 37771

Carolina Bird Club, Inc. P.O. Box 29555 Mr. Steven Fletcher, Manager Raleigh, NC 27626-0555

24 Mr. Bernard Elias Mr. Hugh Hickey, President Carolina Mountain Club Loudon County Farm Bureau Federation 25 White Oak Road P.O. Box 907 Asheville, NC 28803 Loudon, TN 37774

Mr. Rick Johnson, President Mr. Joe Woods Conservation Council of North Carolina Sevier County Farm Bureau Federation P.O. Box 12671 211 Forge Avenue Raleigh, NC 27605 Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

Mr. Raymond Williams Ms. Priscilla Feral, President Graham County Coon Hunters Friends of Animals, Inc. P.O. Box 918 777 Post Road, Suite 205 Robbinsville, NC 28771 Darien, CT 06820

Mr. Tom Cunningham Ms. Heidi Prescott, National Director Swain County Coon Hunter Club The Fund for Animals, Inc. P.O. Box 1001 8121 Georgia Avenue Bryson City, NC 28713 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Mr. Robert M. Ferris Mr. Terry Maddox Director of Species Conservation Division Executive Director Defenders of Wildlife Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association 1101 14th Street, NW., Suite 1400 115 Park Headquarters Road Washington, DC 20005 Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Mr. Fred Krupp, Executive Director Mr. Paul G. Irwin, President Headquarters Humane Society of the United States Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. 2100 L Street, NW. 257 Park Avenue, South Washington, DC 20037 New York, NY 10010 Mr. R. Max Peterson Environmental Defense Fund Executive Vice President 2500 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 3 30 International Association of Fish and Wildlife Raleigh, NC 27607 Agencies 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 544 Mr. Larry Wooten Washington, DC 20001 North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation P.O. Box 27766 International Wolf Center Raleigh, NC 27611 1396 Highway 169 Ely, MN 55731 Ms. Rhedona Rose Director of Public Affairs Mr. Paul W. Hansen, Executive Director Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation The Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. P.O. Box 313 707 Conservation Lane Columbia, TN 38401 Gaithersburg, MD 20878-2983

Mr. Sterlin Hearon Mr. John Newman Farm Bureau Federation Nantahala Hiking Club 930 Calderwood Highway P.O. Box 1239 Maryville, TN 37801 Cullowhee, NC 28723

25 National Audubon Society The Nature Conservancy 700 Broadway North Carolina Chapter New York, NY 10003-9501 4011 University Drive, #201 Durham, NC 27707 Mr. Paul Pritchard President The Nature Conservancy National Parks and Conservation Association Tennessee Chapter 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. 50 Vantage Way, #250 Washington, DC 20036 Nashville, TN 37228-1504

Mr. Don Barger Mr. Rick Dove Southeast Regional Director The Neuse River Keeper National Parks and Conservation Association P.O. Box 15451 P.O. Box 105 New Bern, NC 28561 Norris, TN 37843 Dr. Erich Klinghammer National Rifle Association of America North American Wildlife Park Foundation Headquarters Battle Ground, IN 4 7920 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 North American Wolf Society 850 37th Street National Wildlife Federation Boulder, CO 80303 Southeastern Natural Resources Center 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 475 North Carolina Coastal Federation Atlanta, GA 30309 3609 Highway 24 (Ocean) Newport, NC 28570 North Carolina Wildlife Federation P.O. Box 10626 Mr. Bob Slocum, Executive Vice President Raleigh, NC 27605 North Carolina Forestry Association 1600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite I Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Raleigh, NC 27608-2355 Headquarters 40 West 20th Street Mr. Robert Caldwell New York, NY 10011 North Carolina State Grange P.O. Box 9965 The Nature Conservancy Greensboro, NC 27429 4245 North Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22208 Dr. David McNaught Pamlico Tar River Foundation The Nature Conservancy P.O. Box 1854 Eastern Regional Office Washington, NC 27889 201 Devonshire Street, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02110 Mr. Charles B. Von Cannon Parkway and Forest Development Council The Nature Conservancy Box86 Southeast Regional Office Banner Elk, NC 28604 P.O. Box 2267 Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2267 Mr. Tom Skeele, Executive Director Predator Project P.O. Box 6733 Bozeman, MT 59771

26 Ms. Aubrey White, Executive Director Dr. Don Robinson Red Wolf Coalition TN-GRSM Park Commission P.O. Box 2318 1860 Executive Park Place Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 Cleveland, TN 37311

Mr. Mark Donham, President Mr. Jim Tanner Regional Association of Concerned Tennessee Ornithological Society Environmentalists 417 Little Switzerland Road Route 1 Knoxville, TN 37920 Brookport, IL 62910 Mr. Jim Frederickson Sierra Club Tennessee Valley Kennel Club Headquarters 2110 Bob Carnes Lane 85 2nd Street, 2nd Floor Knoxville, TN 3 7924 San Francisco, CA 94105-3459 Traffic U.S.A. The Sierra Club World Wildlife Fund 1320 2 pt Way South 1250 24th Street, NW. Birmingham, AL 35205 Washington, DC 20037

Mr. Ray Payne Trout Unlimited Conservation Committee Chairman North Carolina Council Smoky Mountains Hiking Club 13 5 Tacoma Circle P.O. Box 1454 Asheville, NC 28801-1625 Knoxville, TN 37901 Mr. Mike Phillips, Executive Director Mr. Andrew George Turner Endangered Species Fund Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project P.O. Box 190 P.O. Box 3141 Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730 Asheville, NC 28802 Mr. Peter Kirby Southern Environmental Law Center The Wilderness Society 137 E. Franklin Street, Suite 404 144 7 Peachtree Street, NE Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3628 Suite 812 Atlanta, GA 30309 Mr. Roger Thacker Southern States Sheep Council Wildlife Management Institute Windhover Farm Federation Suite 801, 1101 14th Street, NW. Route 4, Box 204, Troy Pike Washington, DC 20005 Versailles, KY 40383 Mr. Harry E. Hodgdon, Executive Director Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning The Wildlife Society 130 Tabor Road 5410 Grosvenor Lane Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Bethesda, MD 20814

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27 Dr. Harriet Gillett Mr. Richard R. Braham World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 ODL United Kingdom Mr. John E. Bramlett

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