The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
- 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)
Subject:
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1464, H.R. 1771, and H.R. 1913
When:
Thursday, September 6, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.
Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Honorable Tom Udall (NM-03), Member of Congress
Honorable Tammy Baldwin (WI-02), Member of Congress
Panel 2
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
Opening Statement
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo