The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold an oversight hearing on "The Danger of Deception: Do Endangered Species Have a Chance?"

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Oversight Hearing on "The Danger of Deception: Do Endangered Species Have a Chance?"

When:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1
Robin Nazzaro, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Program, U.S. Government Accountability Office
R. Lyle Laverty, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior
Accompanied by: Ren Lohoefener, Fish and Wildlife Service and Ed Shepard, Bureau of Land Management
Jane Luxton, General Counsel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Panel 2
Scott D. Kraus, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, New England Aquarium

Dr. Jerry F. Franklin, Ph.D., College of Forest Resources, University of Washington
Dr. Francesca T. Grifo, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Director, Scientific Integrity Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Scott Hoffman Black, Executive Director, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
David Parsons, Science Fellow, The Rewilding Institute
Larry Irwin, National Council for Air & Stream Improvement

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall