West Hawk Development Corp.: Roger Baer to Head Canadian Operations

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD)(FRANKFURT:H5N) (the "Company") is
pleased to announce that Roger A. Baer has been appointed Managing Director of
Canadian Operations and will report to the President and CEO of the Americas.
Baer, who previously served as the company's chief financial officer will be
responsible for the development of West Hawk's Groundhog Coal Project in British
Columbia; Northwest Territories Coal Project in Tulita; and the Nunavut Coal
Project at Ellesmere Island. He has resigned his position as a member of the
West Hawk Board of Directors.


The objective of Mr. Baer's work will be to manage the process of defining
potential coal resources on all three coal prospects in Canada. Weir
International Inc. ("WEIR") has been hired to perform sufficient work to
classify the historical estimates as current mineral resources or mineral
reserves.


Baer has more than 25 years of experience in the minerals and natural resources
industries. He is a Certified Management Accountant and has held senior
positions with Newmont Mining, Cyprus Amax Minerals, Kennecott Energy and Amoco
Pipeline Co. He earned a B.S. degree in accounting from Illinois State
University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.


"Roger's leadership skills and extensive experience in the industry will be a
benefit to West Hawk as the company further develops its Canadian properties.
This move shows the emphasis that WHD is placing on the Canadian coal projects
and its desire for further development," said Gonzalo Torres Macchiavello,
President and CEO of the Americas.


On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Wm. Mark Hart, President and Chief Executive Officer

About the Company: West Hawk Development Corp. is focused on providing valuable,
high-demand energy products from a variety of sources. Assets include the Figure
Four natural gas property located in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, being
developed under a drilling and development agreement; the Groundhog coal
property located in northwest British Columbia; the Tulita coal property located
in the Northwest Territories; and the Ellesmere Island, Nunavut Territory coal
property.


Cautionary Note: This news release contains forward looking statements,
particularly those regarding cash flow, capital expenditures and investment
plans. Resource estimates, unless specially noted, are considered speculative.
The Company has filed a National Instrument 51-101 Report on the Figure Four
property. The Company has filed National Instrument 43-101 Reports for each of
the Groundhog coal property in British Columbia, the Tulita coal property in the
Northwest Territories, and the Nunavut coal property. Any and all other resource
or reserve estimates are historical in nature, and should not be relied upon. By
their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because
they relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the
future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration and development
activities, industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange
rates, and, but not limited to, general economic factors. Cautionary note to
U.S. investors: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission specifically
prohibits the use of certain terms, such as "reserves" unless such figures are
based upon actual production or formation tests and can be shown to be
economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating
conditions.