SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE, OCEANS AND INSULAR AFFAIRS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, July 28, 2011
10:00 a.m.

• Official hearing transcript

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 50 (Young of AK), To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997. "Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act."
• H.R. 1760 (Miller of CA), To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for other purposes. "Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act."
• H.R. 1761 (Pierluisi), To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes. "Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act."

OPENING STATEMENTS:

The Honorable John Fleming
Chairman

The Honorable Don Young
Committee Member

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Teiko Saito (H.R. 50, H.R. 1760, H.R. 1761)
Assistant Director for International Affairs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ian Somerhalder (H.R. 50)
Celebrity Spokesman
Multinational Species Conservation Fund Coalition
(Truth in Testimony Form)

John Robinson (H.R. 50, H.R. 1760, H.R. 1761)
Executive Vice President
Conservation Science
Wildlife Conservation Society
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Tara S. Stoinski (H.R. 1761)
Zoo Atlanta and
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Carlos Diez (H.R. 1761)
National Coordinator
Marine Turtle Project Program
Puerto Rico Natural Resources Agency

Joseph Hosmer (H.R. 50)
President
Safari Club International Foundation
(Truth in Testimony Form)