Hearing on: H.R.1787,to assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants.
Markup held on: H.R.512, to prohibit the expenditure of funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the creation of new National Wildlife Refuges without specific authorization from Congress pursuant to a recommendation from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to create the refuge. Ordered reported to Full Committee by voice vote. H.R.1856, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region, and for other purposes.Ordered reported to Full Committee as amended by voice vote. H.R.2233, to assist in the conservation of coral reefs. Ordered reported to Full Committee by voice vote.
WITNESS LIST
SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS
HEARING ON H.R. 1787, ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997
PANEL I
Mr. Marshall P. Jones
Assistant Director for International Affairs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Accompanied By:
Mr. David Ferguson
Chief, Branch of Middle East, South Asia and
South Africa International Affairs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
PANEL II
Dr. Terry Maple
President and CEO
Zoo Atlanta
Dr. Raman Sukumar
Center for Ecological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science
Dr. Eric Dinerstein
Chief Scientist and Director
Conservation Science Program
World Wildlife Fund
