Handbook of Reptiles and Amphibians of Florida
Author: Ray E. Ashton
Publisher: Winward Publishing Incorporated
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13:
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The Endangered Species Act
Author: Stanford Environmental Law Society
Publisher: Stanford Environmental Law Soc
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780804738439
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Inland Fishes of California
Author: Peter B. Moyle
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2002-05-21
Total Pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9780520227545
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Science and the Endangered Species Act
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1995-10-13
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0309052912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Endangered Species Act
Author: William Robert Irvin
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9781604425802
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"As Secretary of the Interior, implementing the Endangered Species Act was one of my most important, and challenging, responsibilities. All who deal with this complex and critical law need a clear and comprehensive guide to its provisions, interpretation, and implementation. With chapters written by some of the foremost practitioners in the field, the new edition of Endangered Species Act: Law, Policy, and Perspectives is an essential reference for conservationists and the regulated community and the attorneys who represent them."---Bruce Babbbitt, former Secretary of the Interior --
Rare
Author: Joel Sartore
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 1426205759
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSartore and National Geographic present 80 iconic images, representing a lifelong commitment to the natural world and a three-year investigation into the Endangered Species Act along with the creatures it exists to protect.
Rare and Endangered Fish and Wildlife of the United States
Author: United States. Committee on Rare and Endangered Wildlife Species
Publisher:
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 336
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEncyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Hugh Chisholm
Publisher:
Published: 1910
Total Pages: 1090
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.
Selected Research Publication Series of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1889-1985
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Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA bibliography comprising annotated citations of 2037 scientific and technical publications from ten series issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Includes a six-page introduction containing a history of the Service and a description of the research and development series.
Fate of the Wild
Author: Bonnie B. Burgess
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 0820322962
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGiven widespread concern over the worldwide loss of biodiversity and popular crusades to "save" endangered species and habitats, why has the Endangered Species Act remained unauthorized since October 1992? In Fate of the Wild Bonnie B. Burgess offers an illuminating assembly of facts about biodiversity and straightforward analysis of the legislative stalemate surrounding the Endangered Species Act. Fate of the Wild surveys the history of and analyzes the conflict over the legislation itself, the heated issues regarding its enforcement, and the land-use and habitat battles waged between conservationists, environmental activists, and private property proponents. Burgess's meticulous and exhaustive research makes Fate of the Wild a valuable resource for professionals in conservation biology, public policy, environmental law, and environmental organizations, while the narrative clarity of the book will appeal to anyone interested in the fate of nonhuman species. Burgess explains how wilderness has been consumed by concrete and asphalt, the effects of toxins on plants and animals, strip mine tailings, oil slicks, and smog. She exposes, as well, the "invisible" damage that manifests itself in the subtle degradation of natural systems and in the increased incidence and number of diseases, the rise in human infertility, and the drastic alteration of weather patterns and landscapes. Fate of the Wild presents a factual and balanced discussion of the various sides of the contemporary debate over the Endangered Species Act, alongside the author's clearly stated position: We are overpopulating, polluting, and overdeveloping our environment, and as a species we have embarked on a crash course toward a sixth great extinction event on this Earth.
