The US Congress is having a hearing tomorrow morning Washington, DC, time that may be of interest. Please see below for instructions to listen in. You have to download RealPlayer, but you can do so for free.
More soon.
Judy
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=27&extmode=view&extid=147
The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold an oversight hearing on “Poaching American Security: Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade.”
Panel 1
The Honorable Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science, U.S. Department of State
Mr. John Sellar, Senior Officer, Office of the Secretary General, CITES Secretariat, Switzerland
Mr. Benito Perez, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Oversight Hearing on “Poaching American Security: Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade”
When:
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Panel 1
The Honorable Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science, U.S. Department of State
Mr. John Sellar, Senior Officer, Office of the Secretary General, CITES Secretariat, Switzerland
Mr. Benito Perez, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Panel 2
Mr. Steven R. Galster, Director of Field Operations, Wildlife Alliance, Thailand
Mr. John Hart, Scientific Director, Tshuapa-Lomami-Lualaba Project, Congo
Mr. William Clark, Illegal Wildlife Trade Expert
Dr. William E. Moritz, Director of Conservation and Acting Director of Governmental Affairs, Safari Club International Foundation, U.S.A.
Mr. Peter Pueschel, Illegal Wildlife Trade Program Director, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Germany
Judy Mills
Save The Tiger Fund
Director, Campaign Against Tiger Trafficking (CATT)
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