Appendix A
Public Meeting and Webinar Agendas
These public meetings and webinars were part of the committee’s information-gathering process. They are listed in chronological order. The locations of in-person meetings are provided. Presentations that were made via the internet are noted. The committee’s second meeting only consisted of closed sessions.
MEETING 1
October 18, 2019
National Academy of Sciences
Virtual Meeting
OPEN SESSION
12:20 | Log-in to Public Meeting |
12:30 |
Welcome– Joseph Travis, Chair of the Study Committee
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12:40 | Context and Expectations for the National Academies’ Study – Miguel Garcia-Bermudez, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (via internet) Comments from USFWS will be followed by discussion with members of the committee. |
1:15 | 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. |
1:30 | Adjourn Open Session |
MEETING 3
February 20-21, 2020
National Academy of Sciences
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Way, Board Room
Irvine, CA
OPEN SESSION
9:00 | Opening Remarks – Joseph Travis (chair), Florida State University |
9:05 | Speaker Presentations and Discussion Each speaker will give a 15 minute presentation, which will be followed by 15 minutes of Q&A |
9:05 | The effects of hybridization on the skeleton of primates and other mammals: insights from the “coywolf” – Lauren Schroeder, University of Toronto [Remote] |
9:35 | Potential statistical analyses of genetic data from the Red Wolf – Rasmus Nielsen, University of California, Berkeley [Remote] |
10:05 | Best practices and pitfalls in paleogenomics – Beth Shapiro, University of California, Santa Cruz [Remote] |
10:35 | Break |
10:45 | Taxonomic evidence on extant red wolves – Kristin E. Brzeski, Michigan Technological University [Remote] |
11:15 | Research strategies and methodologies to study mammalian evolution: Applicable lessons for the red wolf – Mark Springer, University of California, Riverside |
11:45 | Public Comments |
12:00 | Adjourn |
WEBINAR 1
March 2, 2020
Hybridization and Introgression
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) | Molly Schumer, Assistant Professor in Biology, Stanford University |
WEBINAR 2
March 12, 2020
Behavioral Ecology of Coyotes
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) | Stanley D. Gehrt, Professor and Wildlife Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University |