Appendix A
Open Session Meeting Agendas
These in-person public meetings held by the committee served as information-gathering sessions. They are listed in chronological order. The locations of in-person meetings are provided. Presentations that were made via the Internet at the in-person public meetings are noted.
MEETING 1
National Academies of Sciences, Room 120
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
September 13, 2018
1:00 | Welcome—Joseph Travis, Committee Chair |
1:10 | Context and Expectations for the NAS Study—Elsa Haubold, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
2:00 | Considerations for the Science and the Potential Societal Implications of the Study Outcomes |
What kinds of evidence do we need and use (at a minimum) to determine a species in consideration of evolution and hybridization?—Scott Edwards, Harvard University (by video conference) | |
What evidence do we have and/or need to help determine the taxonomic status of the Mexican gray wolf (e.g., ancestry, genetics, reproductive behavior, demography)?—Robert Wayne, University of California, Los Angeles (by video conference) |
What evidence do we have and/or need to help determine taxonomic status of the red wolf (e.g., ancestry, genetics, reproductive behavior, demography)?—Lisette Waits, University of Idaho (by video conference) | |
What are social and legal implications of/considerations for scientific deliberation about the taxonomy of extant species—Holly Doremus, University of California, Berkeley, Law School | |
Committee discussion with the speakers | |
4:00 | Break |
4:15 | Public Comments. Members of the public are invited to share evidence and views they would like for the committee to take into consideration. Advanced sign-up is required. |
5:00 | Adjourn Open Session |
MEETING 2: RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON WOLF BEHAVIOR AND GENETICS
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Board Room
100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA
November 6, 2018
Welcome and Opening Remarks | |
8:00 | Joseph Travis, Chair, Committee on Assessing the Taxonomic Status of the Red Wolf and the Mexican Gray Wolf |
Approaches and Challenges with Determining Taxonomy: Salmon Case Study | |
8:10 | Robin S. Waples, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Wolf Natural History and Population Dynamics | |
8:40 | Douglas W. Smith, National Park Service (remote) |
9:10 | L. David Mech, U.S. Geological Survey (remote) |
9:40 | Break |
Computational Analysis for Questions About Population Evolution and Genetics | |
10:00 | Making inferences about unique and potentially adaptive alleles; and past population history and demographics |
Graham Coop, University of California, Davis (remote) Molly Przeworski, Columbia University (remote) |
Behavior and Genetic Analyses of the Red Wolf | |
11:00 | Joseph W. Hinton, University of Georgia (remote) |
11:30 | Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Princeton University (remote) |
12:00 | Break for Lunch |
1:00 | Paul A. Hohenlohe, University of Idaho (remote) |
Computational Analysis for Questions About Population Evolution and Genetics | |
1:30 | Making inferences about admixture—Jonathan K. Pritchard, Stanford University (remote) |
Genetic Analyses of the Mexican Gray Wolf | |
2:00 | Matthew A. Cronin, Northwest Biology Company LLC |
2:30 | Richard Fredrickson, Independent researcher |
3:00 | Break |
Public Comment Session | |
3:15 | Advanced sign-up is required. Members of the public are invited to share evidence and views they would like for the committee to take into consideration. |
4:00 | Adjourn |
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