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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Testimony Before the 110th Congress

2007 | 2008

2008

Witness (click for testimony)	Congressional Committee	Subject (click for testimony)	Date
James Kurth, Acting Assistant Director, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Recent trends concerning annual budgets for the National Wildlife Refuge System	September 24, 2008
Benito A. Perez, Chief, Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Impacts that U.S. consumer demand is having on the illegal and unsustainable trade of wildlife products	September 16, 2008
Eric Alvarez, Reality Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	H.R. 6479, the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Establishment Act	September 10, 2008
Paul Schmidt, Assistant Director for Migratory Birds Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	An Assessment of the Global Decline in Bird Populations	July 10, 2008
Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	H.R. 6311, the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act	June 26, 2008
Dr. Kaush Arha, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	H.R. 4455, the Wildlife Without Borders Authorization Act	June 24, 2008
Dan Ashe, Science Advisor to the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Planning for a Changing Climate and its Impacts on Wildlife and Oceans; State and Federal Efforts and Needs	June 24, 2008
R. Lyle Laverty, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior	House Natural Resources Committee	Implementation of the Endangered Species Act	May 21, 2008
Ken McDermond, Deputy Regional Director of the California and Nevada Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Recovery of the Southern Sea Otter and H.R. 3639, the "Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act	April 24, 2008
Benito A. Perez, Chief, Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	H.R. 5534, the "Bear Protection Act of 2008," and H.R. 2964, the "Captive Primate Safety Act"	March 11, 2008
Sam D. Hamilton, Regional Director, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment	Drought Issues in the Southeast	March 11, 2008
Benito A. Perez, Chief, Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Committee	Poaching American Security: Impacts to Illegal Wildlife Trade	March 5, 2008
Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies	Fiscal Year 2009 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	February 28, 2008
Kenneth Stansell, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Fiscal Year 2009 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	February 26, 2008
Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Senate Environment and Public Works Committee	Examining Threats and Protections for Polar Bears	January 30, 2008
Charles Wooley, Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment	Progress Toward Improving Water Quality in the Great Lakes	January 23, 2008
Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming	Polar Bears and Mineral Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf in Alaska	January 17, 2008

2007

Witness (click for testimony)	Congressional Committee	Subject (click for testimony)	Date
Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Committee	H.R. 2801, the Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act	October 31, 2007
Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Implementation of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997	October 9, 2007
Dr. Mamie Parker, Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Aquatic Nuisance Species	September 27, 2007
Daniel N. Wenk, Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior	Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks	S. 127, to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge	September 11, 2007
Todd Willens, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	H.R. 1464, the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Act of 2007, H.R. 1913, the Great Cats Conservation Act of 2007, and H.R. 1771, the Crane Conservation Act of 2007	September 6, 2007
Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Senate Environment and Public Works Committee	Field Hearing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, entitled "A Perspective on the Endangered Species Act's Impacts on the Oil and Gas Industry"	August 23, 2007
H. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Committee	Scientific and Policy Decisions Under the Endangered Species Act	July 31, 2007
Statement for the Record, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power	S. 1522, to amend the Bonneville Power Administration Portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for FY 2008 through FY 2014	July 26, 2007
Steve Thompson, Manager, California-Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power	Upper San Francisco Bay-Delta Ecosystem, Vallejo, California	July 2, 2007
Dr. Mamie Parker, Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Pollinators	June 26, 2007
Geoff Haskett, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	H.R. 767, the "Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act"	June 21, 2007
Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior	House Natural Resources Committee	Implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973	May 9, 2007
Todd Willens, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	U.S. Preparations for the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)	May 3, 2007
H. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Wind Energy Development and Impacts to Fish and Wildlife Resources	May 1, 2007
Sam D. Hamilton, Regional Director, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies	Climate Change	April 26, 2007
H. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies	Fiscal Year 2008 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	March 28, 2007
Kenneth Stansell, Acting Deputy Director, United States Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	H.R. 50, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007 and H.R. 465, the Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007	March 13, 2007
H. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans	Fiscal Year 2008 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	February 27, 2007