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110th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1464, H.R. 1771, and H.R. 1913

Thursday, September 6, 2007 | 10:00 AM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, September 6, 2007
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 1464 (Udall): To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. "Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007"
  • H.R. 1771 (Baldwin): To assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes. "Crane Conservation Act of 2007"
  • H.R. 1913 (Brown): To assist in the conservation of great cats by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of great cats and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of great cats. "Great Cats Conservation Act of 2007"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Honorable Tom Udall (NM-03)
Member of Congress

Honorable Tammy Baldwin (WI-02)
Member of Congress

Panel II

Todd Willens
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
U.S. Department of the Interior

George Archibald, Ph.D.,
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
International Crane Foundation

Eric Dinerstein, Ph.D.,
Chief Scientist and Vice President of Conservation Science Program
World Wildlife Fund

Josh Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Vice President of Conservation Operations
Wildlife Conservation Society

David H. Barron
President
International Conservation Caucus Foundation