Guest: Tshkedi Khama, Minister of Environment, Natural Resources,

Conservation and Tourism, Government of Botswana
Topic: Protecting the African Elephant; CITES and Botswana's Vote for
Appendix I/Most Protective Listing for African Elephant; Proceeding
with Total Ban on Ivory Sales in Botswana

Guests: Jessica Johnson, Chief Legislative Officer, Animal Protection
Voters and Animal Protection of New Mexico and Nick Arrivo, Staff
Attorney for The Humane Society of the United States
Topic: Legislative and Legal Challenges to 2015 Expansion of Cougar
Kill Quotas and Expansion of Trapping on State Public Lands

Trapping of Wildlife on Public Lands in New Mexico

Rule, Effective July 6, 2016, on Ivory Trade in the United States

Guest: Varudhini Chilakamarri, Trial Attorney, US Department of
Justice,  Environment of Natural Resources Division
Topic: Investigation and Prosecution of Dog Fighting Rings

The Practice of Soring of Horses; on a bill to end soring, the
Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act; USDA proposed rule on Soring

Key issues discussed at October's meeting of the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES); Wildlife trafficking; Market in Trafficked Animal Parts

Guest:  Ohio State Representative Bill Patmon
Topic:  Rep Patmon, sponsor of "Goddard's Law," elevated to felony
status certain first-time acts of animal cruelty and animal neglect

Guest:  John Cruden, US Department of Justice, Environment & Natural
Resources Div.
Topic:  Market in USA for Illegal/Poached Ivory; President Obama’s
National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking; Efforts to
Reduce Demand for Ivory in USA

Guests:  Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society’s Hannah Padilla,
Director of Behavior & Training and Ben Swan, Public Information
Officer
Topic:  Rehabilitation Program for Dogs at Santa Fe Shelter