Stemming Wildlife Poaching. (2015)

Testimony for the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy Hearing on “Stemming Wildlife Poaching” - Thursday, July 16, 2015 Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, and members of the Committee, I want to thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony for the record of this hearing. I am honored to appear before your committee. My name is George Wittemyer—I am a professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University and the Chairman of the Scientific Board of the Kenya based organization Save the Elephants. I have worked on elephant conservation issues in Africa for the past 19 years and have been a member of the IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group for the past 8 years. In addition, I serve as a technical advisor on elephants to the Kenya Wildlife Service.