Media Contact List

Experts & Contacts for the Media

General Inquiries:
Lindsey Sterling Krank, Director, the Prairie Dog Coalition
Phone: 720-938-0788
Email: director@prairiedogcoalition.org

Scientific Experts:
Dr. Rich Reading, Director of Conservation Biology at the Denver Zoological Foundation
Phone: 303-376-7975
Email: RReading@DenverZoo.org

Steve Forrest, Black-Footed Ferret Expert & Manager of Restoration Science, Northern Great Plains Program for the World Wildlife Fund
Phone: 406-582-7571
Email: Steve.Forrest@wwfus.org

Dr. Con Slobodchikoff, Professor of Biology and Prairie Dog Linguistics Researcher at Northern Arizona University Phone: 928-523-7231
Email: con.slobodchikoff@nau.edu

Dr. John Hoogland, Behavioral Ecology of Prairie Dogs Expert at University of Maryland Phone: 301.689.7130
Email: hoogland@al.umces.edu

Additional Contacts & Resources:
Jonathan Proctor, Northern Great Plains Prairie Dog Ecosystem Expert & Representative for Defenders of Wildlife Phone: 406-549-4103
Email: JProctor@defenders.org

Lauren McCain, Ph.D, Desert & Grasslands Coordinator for Forest Guardians
Phone: 720-563-9306
Email: LMcain@fguardians.org

Pam Wanek, Expert Prairie Dog Relocator and Vegetation Specialist (Master Gardener) Phone: 303-507-8580
Email: Wanek@aaahawk.com