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Hearing held September 28, 1995 1 



Statement of Members: 



Ewing, Hon. Thomas W., a U.S. Representative from Illinois 3 



Saxton, Hon. Jim, a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, and Chair- 

 man, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans 1 



Studds, Hon. Gerry E., a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2 



Young, Hon. Don, a U.S. Representative from Alaska, and Chairman, 



Committee on Resources 1 



Statement of Witnesses: 



Beissinger, Steven R., Associate Professor of Ecology and Conservation 

 Biology, and Curator of Ornithology, School of Forestry and Environ- 

 mental Studies, Yale University 20 



Prepared statement 77 



Bond, Frank, General Counsel, North American Falconers Association 24 



Prepared statement 104 



Supplemental testimony 155 



Clubb, Susan L., DVM, Association of Avian Veterinarians 28 



Prepared statement 118 



Cvu-ic, Frank, President, Zoological Birds Import (prepared statement) 138 



Defenders of Wildhfe (prepared statement) 146 



Gable, Roddy, Fish and Wildhfe Service 6 



Herrighty, Larry, Siipervising Wildhfe Biologist, New Jersey Department 



of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish, Game and Wildhfe 14 



Prepared statement 50 



Jones, Marshall, Assistant Director for International Affairs, U.S. Fish 



and Wildlife Service 6 



Prepared statement 40 



Leape, James P., Senior Vice President, World Wildlife Fund 16 



Prepared statement 55 



Lieberman, Dr. Susan, Fish and Wildlife Service 6 



Lilienthal, Gary, Vice President and General Counsel, American Federa- 

 tion of Avicmture, Inc 30 



Prepared statement 123 



Meyers, Marshall, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Pet Indus- 

 try Joint Advisory Council 26 



Prepared statement 108 



Muschinske, Martin (prepared statement) 153 



Stiegler, Tom, Fish and WildUfe Service 6 



Telecky, Teresa M., Ph.D., Director, Wildhfe Trade Program, The Hu- 

 mane Society of the United States 18 



Prepared statement 64 



Additionad material suppUed: 

 Ewing, Hon. Thomas W.: 



"Birdbrain Feds Turn Dream into Nightmare" 38 



"Gift May Prove Ticklish for First Lady" 37 



"The Eagle Has Landed" 39 



Fish and Wildlife Service: 



Dreamcatcher Investigation 6 



Processing Time for Permits 10 



Communications submitted: 



Bargon, Peg: Letter of July 20, 1995 36 



Chnton, Hillary Rodman: Letter of May 31, 1994, to Ms. Peg Bargon 35 



Conservation, Scientific, Environmental and Animal Welfare Organiza- 

 tions: Letter of October 25, 1995, to Hon. James Saxton 178 



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