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The Environment and Public Works Committee (“Committee) of the United States Senate is holding a hearing today titled:

From Yellowstone’s Grizzly Bear to the Chesapeake’s Delmarva Fox Squirrel – Successful State Conservation, Recovery, and Management Wildlife (“Hearing”)

Scheduled witnesses include Mike McCormick who serves as President of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.

Additional scheduled witnesses include:

• John Kennedy, Deputy Director, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
• Cindy Dohner, Former Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

Examples of species recovery and conservation goals identified in the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s written statement include:

• Longleaf Pine
• The Mississippi Bee Stewardship Program
• Florida Landowner Assistance Program
• Kentucky-Black Vulture Depredation
• American Alligator
• Louisiana Black Bear
• White-tailed Deer
• Wild Turkey

A link to the three scheduled witnesses written statements can be found here.