Science and the Endangered Species Act
Science and the Endangered Species Act

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1995-10-13

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0309052912

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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a far-reaching law that has sparked intense controversies over the use of public lands, the rights of property owners, and economic versus environmental benefits. In this volume a distinguished committee focuses on the science underlying the ESA and offers recommendations for making the act more effective. The committee provides an overview of what scientists know about extinctionâ€"and what this understanding means to implementation of the ESA. Habitatâ€"its destruction, conservation, and fundamental importance to the ESAâ€"is explored in detail. The book analyzes: Concepts of speciesâ€"how the term "species" arose and how it has been interpreted for purposes of the ESA. Conflicts between species when individual species are identified for protection, including several case studies. Assessment of extinction risk and decisions under the ESAâ€"how these decisions can be made more effectively. The book concludes with a look beyond the Endangered Species Act and suggests additional means of biological conservation and ways to reduce conflicts. It will be useful to policymakers, regulators, scientists, natural-resource managers, industry and environmental organizations, and those interested in biological conservation.

All about Endangered Species - Science and Research Study Guide
All about Endangered Species - Science and Research Study Guide

Author: Laura Brown

Publisher:

Published: 2017-09

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781976022036

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This is a creative research handbook for students ages 8-17 and up who love learning about rare and beautiful animals. FLASH SALE! Normal Price $32.50! This curriculum handbook is designed to help students study each animal using books, videos, internet, encyclopedias and any other parent approved learning tool. This book is ideal for use as a 3rd to 8th grade science workbook. Table of Contents: 4 Sea Turtles 14 Snow Leopards 24 Red Pandas 34 Polar Bears 44 Miami Blue Butterflies 54 Manatees 64 Javan Rhino 74 Artic Foxes 84 Duck Billed Platypus 94 Whale Sharks 104 Honey Bees 114 Coral 124 South China Tiger 134 Axolotls 144 Southern Rockhopper Penguins 154 Golden Lion Tamarin 164 Savanna Elephants 174 Birds of Paradise 184 Okapis 194 Blue Whales 204 Iberian Lynxes 214 Pangolins 224 Western Lowland Gorillas 234 Black Footed Ferrets 244 Giant Pandas 254 Amur Leopards 264 Notes and Drawings For more creative learning materials visit www.FunSchoolingBooks.com The Thinking Tree, LLC

The Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act

Author: Stanford Environmental Law Society

Publisher: Stanford Environmental Law Soc

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780804738439

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This handbook is a guide to the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S. law aimed at protecting species of animals and plants from human threats to their survival. It is intended for lawyers, government agency employees, students, community activists, businesspeople, and any citizen who wants to understand the Act--its history, provisions, accomplishments, and failures.

Don't Let Them Disappear
Don't Let Them Disappear

Author: Chelsea Clinton

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2024-03-05

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 0593623967

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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted comes a beautiful book about the animals who share our planet--and what we can do to help them survive. Now abridged for tiny animal activists! Did you know that blue whales are the largest animals in the world? Or that sea otters wash their paws after every meal? The world is filled with millions of animal species, and all of them are unique and special. Many are on the path to extinction. In this book, Chelsea Clinton introduces young readers to a selection of endangered animals, sharing what makes them special, and also what threatens them. Taking readers through the course of a day, Don't Let Them Disappear talks about rhinos, tigers, whales, pandas and more, and provides helpful tips on what we all can do to help prevent these animals from disappearing from our world entirely. With warm and engaging art by Gianna Marino, this book is the perfect read for animal-lovers and anyone who cares about our planet. Praise for Don't Let Them Disappear: "A winning heads up for younger readers just becoming aware of the wider natural world." --Kirkus Reviews "An inviting . . . appeal to care for the planet and its most vulnerable creatures." --Publishers Weekly

Endangered Species Recovery
Endangered Species Recovery

Author: Tim Clark

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 1994-10

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9781610914000

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Endangered Species Recovery presents case studies of prominent species recovery programs in an attempt to explore and analyze their successes, failures, and problems, and to begin to find ways of improving the process. It is the first effort to engage social scientists as well as biologists in a wide-ranging analysis and discussion of endangered species conservation, and provides valuable insight into the policy and implementation framework of species recovery programs. The book features a unique integration of case studies with theory, and provides sound, practical ideas for improving endangered species policy implementation.

Endangered
Endangered

Author: George McGavin

Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y. ; Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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Giraffe Extinction
Giraffe Extinction

Author: Tanya Anderson

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books ™

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1541572238

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Quietly, without most people noticing, the population of giraffes in the wild has decreased by nearly 40 percent since 1985. Giraffes have disappeared entirely from seven countries where they used to live. Researchers believe fewer than 98,000 exist in the wild—fewer even than endangered African elephants. In 2016, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added giraffes to the organization's Red List of Threatened Species. What is causing their disappearance? Overpopulation of humans in giraffe habitats and illegal poaching. Learn about giraffes' physical characteristics, habitats, and life cycles; examine the dangers they face from humans and climate change; and meet the scientists working to save these gentle giants using technology and conservation efforts.

Sea Otter Conservation
Sea Otter Conservation

Author: Shawn Larson

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-12-23

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 0128016876

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Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. The kelp forest ecosystem is crucial for marine organisms and contains coastal erosion. With the concerns about the imperiled status of sea otter populations in California, Aleutian Archipelago and coastal areas of Russia and Japan, the last several years have shown growth of interest culturally and politically in the status and preservation of sea otter populations. Sea Otter Conservation brings together the vast knowledge of well-respected leaders in the field, offering insight into the more than 100 years of conservation and research that have resulted in recovery from near extinction. This publication assesses the issues influencing prospects for continued conservation and recovery of the sea otter populations and provides insight into how to handle future global changes. - Covers scientific, cultural, economic and political components of sea otter conservation - Provides guidance on how to manage threats to the sea otter populations in the face of future global changes - Highlights the effects that interactions of coastal animals have with the marine ecosystem

Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
Zoo Scientists to the Rescue

Author: Patricia Newman

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1512415715

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Go behind the scenes and discover how scientists at three U.S. zoos are helping wild and captive orangutans, black-footed ferrets, and black rhinoceroses. Full color.

Listed
Listed

Author: Joe Roman

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2011-09-15

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0674061276

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Main description: The first listed species to make headlines after the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 was the snail darter, a three-inch fish that stood in the way of a massive dam on the Little Tennessee River. When the Supreme Court sided with the darter, Congress changed the rules. The dam was built, the river stopped flowing, and the snail darter went extinct on the Little Tennessee, though it survived in other waterways. A young Al Gore voted for the dam; freshman congressman Newt Gingrich voted for the fish. A lot has changed since the 1970s, and Joe Roman helps us understand why we should all be happy that this sweeping law is alive and well today. More than a general history of endangered species protection, Listed is a tale of threatened species in the wild-from the whooping crane and North Atlantic right whale to the purple bankclimber, a freshwater mussel tangled up in a water war with Atlanta-and the people working to save them. Employing methods from the new field of ecological economics, Roman challenges the widely held belief that protecting biodiversity is too costly. And with engaging directness, he explains how preserving biodiversity can help economies and communities thrive. Above all, he shows why the extinction of species matters to us personally-to our health and safety, our prosperity, and our joy in nature.