International Wildlife Conservation Council
***** Council terminated as of 12/21/2019 *****
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Announcements
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Resources• Council Members • Elephant Population Statistics (1979 - 2016) • U.S. Imports of Sport-Hunted Elephants (Tusks and Trophies 2005 - 2016) |
Summary Report for 2018-2019
Public Meeting Materials
October 16 - 17, 2019
Presentations
• The Challenges of Trophy Hunting Importing and Exporting
• Finding Common Ground in Africa
• Outcomes of CITES CoP18 Species Proposals
• Combating International Wildlife Crime
• Conservation as an Expression of American Values
• Management of Protected Areas and the Political Economy of Conservation in Africa
Additional Documents
March 14 - 15, 2019
*** Please note: Updated meeting times are reflected in the agenda and are different from what was provided in the federal register notice. ***
Meeting Agenda
Presentations
• Responsible Conservation Based Resource Use in Protected Wildlife Areas
• Central Asia Conservation Initiative
• Conservation Through Hunting
• Biodiversity Loss and Buffer Zones
• Testimony from Property and Environment Research Center
• A Market Approach to Conservation in Africa
Additional Documents
• Ngamiland Communities Statement on Safari Hunting in Botswana
• How to Conserve Lion Through Hunting
• Kruger National Park Concession Operations Manual
• Greater Kruger Hunting Protocol for Reserves where Hunting Takes Place
• "Africa Must Stop Selling its Nature Short" (African Business Magazine)
• Interational Fund for Animal Welfare Letter to IWCC Members
• Video: Tanzania- How Hunting Saves Wildlife Pt.1
September 26 - 27, 2018
Meeting Transcript (September 26)
Meeting Transcript (September 27)
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
June 19, 2018
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
• Benefits of Legal International Hunting to Conservation of Wildlife in Zambia
Submitted Materials
• Wildlife Conservation Society Statement
March 16, 2018
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
Public Comments Submitted Prior to First Meeting
Council Members
Bill Brewster (Chair)
Former U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma
Jenifer Chatfield, DVM, DACZM, DACVPM (Vice-Chair)
Conservation Medicine Consultant
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
Jon Harrison (Ex-Officio)
Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State
Rowena Watson (Ex-Officio)
Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. State Department