Environmental studies expert available to discuss U.S. citizen kidnapped in Uganda

An American tourist and her driver were abducted Tuesday in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park, with the kidnappers issuing ransom demands. The U.S. State Department is responding to the incident.

Joel Hartter, faculty director of CU Boulder's Masters of the Environment program, has worked in Queen Elizabeth National Park since 2003 and has numerous local contacts in the region. He may be reached by phone at 541-908-5334 or by email at joel.hartter@colorado.edu.

For assistance scheduling interviews, please contact Trent Knoss in CU Boulder media relations at 303-735-0528 or trent.knoss@colorado.edu.