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Resources• Council Members |
Presentations
• Sustainable Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe
• Conservation Status and Related Impacts of Elephants and Lion Trophy Ban to Tanzania
• Sustainable Wildlife Utilization: Hunting as a Conservation Tool
• Building Resilience for Wildlife Areas Black Mamba AntiPoaching Unit (All Women)
• Conservation Hunting Namibia Communal Area Conservancies
Documents Submitted to Council
The Council met to receive presentations on perspectives from Range Countries, as well as to receive presentations on the Service's law enforcement programs to combat illegal imports of species.
Meeting Agenda
Presentations
• Conservation in a Crisis Zone (Okapi Conservation Project)
• Counter-Poaching: What Does Not Work and What Might
• U.S. Ports of Entry: Balancing Border Security and Customer Service
The Council convened to launch the IWCC. During the session, the Council voted on a Chair and Vice-Chair and selected Bill Brewster and Jenifer Chatfield for these roles. Subcommittee chairs were also designated:
Policy Subcommittee - Chris Hudson (Chair)
Conservation Subcommittee - Denise Welker (Chair)
Enforcement/Trafficking/Community - Ivan Carter (Chair)
Presentations
• U.S. Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service International Conservation Overview
Bill Brewster (Chair)
Former U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma
Jenifer Chatfield (Vice-Chair)
Congressional Science Fellow & ACZM board certified Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Paul Babaz
President of Safari Club International
Ivan Carter
Founder of the Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance
Steve Chancellor
Founder of the Chancellor Foundation for International Wildlife Conservation
Jeffery Crane (Alternate Member)
President, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Cameron Hanes
Author and Bow Hunting Enthusiast
Peter Lewis Horn II
Author and Outfitter
Chris Hudson
President of Chris C. Hudson, P.C.
Mike Ingram
Founder & Chairman of El Dorado Holdings, Inc.
John Jackson
President of Conservation Force
Gary Kania
Vice President, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Terry Maple
Professor & Atlanta Zoo Director Emeritus
Keith Mark
Host of MacMillian River Adventures
Olivia Opre
Wildlife Conservationist, Show Host, & Travel Consultant
Erica Rhoad
Director of Hunting Policy, National Rifle Association
Denise Welker
Sport Hunting Enthusiast
Todd Willens (Ex-Officio)
Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Interior
Rowena Watson (Ex-Officio)
Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. State Department