Poachers, Polluters and Politics
Poachers, Polluters and Politics

Author: Randy Nelson

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Published: 2014-04-21

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1550176412

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Retired fishery officer Randy Nelson’s first love was catching poachers. That obsession, plus a devious mind and enthusiasm for marathon running, spelled big trouble for law-breaking fishermen. Thirty-five years in the field (and stream) netted a gold mine of stories with hair-raising tales of grizzly bear attacks, angry axe-wielding, rock-throwing, shotgun-blasting fishermen and high-speed chases on dirt roads and through bush. Poachers, Polluters and Politics provides a rare glimpse into the lives of DFO officers and the communities in which they live. Here too are stories showing the lighter side of the DFO, like how Nelson honed his “psychic powers,” and recollections of life in a rodent-infested, government-issue trailer—where his wife Lorraine once awoke to find a mouse chewing her hair. Firm but fair, and always innovative, Randy Nelson usually earned the—often grudging—respect of communities and fishermen he encountered. Whether it meant carving a peephole in a hollow tree or teaching his dog to sniff for salmon, Nelson was constantly scheming up new and tricky ways to catch poachers and polluters, many of them known violent criminals. Nelson spent a career dedicated to protecting BC’s waters and fish population and his passion for his work shines through with every word, drawing the reader into the exciting world of protecting wildlife and prosecuting bad guys.

The Wildest Hunt
The Wildest Hunt

Author: Randy Nelson

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Published: 2023-04-11

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1550179993

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A lively collection of wilder-than-fiction poaching stories from across Canada and the US, including insights from investigating officers involved in real poaching situations. Get ready to read some of the wildest true crime imaginable. Showcasing fish and wildlife poaching stories from every province and territory in Canada and every state in the United States, decorated fishery officer Randy Nelson offers a thrilling look into a dangerous industry. With insights gathered through thousands of phone calls and emails to investigating officers, The Wildest Hunt collects over one hundred North American fish and wildlife officers’ stories, with tales ranging from absolutely disgusting to hysterically hilarious. Nelson takes readers across North America, from busting turtle-trafficking rings in Oklahoma to collecting a 4.5-metre beluga whale from a bus in Saskatchewan. Nelson’s entertaining stories also shed light on the important work of fish and wildlife officers, and the often messy, sometimes dangerous situations they must face, as well as how important the public can be in solving wildlife crime.

British Politics and the Environment
British Politics and the Environment

Author: John McCormick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1134060017

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Britain has an immense range of environmental law and the reputation for largely ignoring it. John McCormick describes the fascinating story of the political growth of that law, and the pressures, the compromises, the parliamentary and civil service opportunism that allowed the edifice to grow over the greater part of a century. He tells the story of the absolute change in political climate over the last ten years and deciphers the nature of Thatcher's ''conversion'' to greenery. He explains why everyone who cared about the environment became embattled and, above all, how the old methods of sensible compromise were banished, probably for ever, not least because of the government's obsession with secrecy. What, then, are the new political means of compelling change on a reluctant parliament? Everything is at stake from welfare to water, from forests to fishing. Where are we now? What are the likely pressures, both internal and from Europe and the rest of the world, to make Britain pass more environmentally sound laws and, perhaps more importantly, to observe them? McCormick provides a gripping picture of the central issues, of the system and of the battleground. Originally published in 1991

The Law & Politics of the Caspian Sea in the Twenty-first Century
The Law & Politics of the Caspian Sea in the Twenty-first Century

Author: Bahman Āqāyī

Publisher: Ibex Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 158814027X

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The Caspian Sea has been the focus of states and peoples in and out of the area for the last decade. The surrounding states are interested in getting a decent share of the lake's resources. The industrial states are interested in taking the oil, gas and other natural wealth of the Caspian Sea to world markets as soon as possible. The populations of the littoral states, which are all ruled by undemocratic regimes, are concerned with whether their governments will retain their just rights in the Caspian Sea. They realise that the highest priority for their current rulers is to keep their grip on power, not their nation's present or future interests. How have the respective governments in Azerbaijan, the Federation of Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and especially, Iran, thought and acted in regard to the situation of the Caspian Sea and their interests? The issue has a special reference to Iran because it is experiencing a terrible situation in regard to the Caspian Sea due to the poor management of its foreign policy and international relations. Iran will end up with the smallest share of the Caspian Sea, whether it likes it or not. This is a serious setback for a country that once shared the Caspian Sea with the former Soviet Union. Iran's mismanagement of its Caspian Sea rights is a political and diplomatic lesson in what not to do. This book gives everyone, even those without legal or political backgrounds in this issue, an opportunity to survey the facts and history; and to analyse the legal and political realities of the present political situation of the world's largest lake.

Democratic Sovereignty
Democratic Sovereignty

Author: Matthew S. Weinert

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-02-12

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1135982600

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This new book argues that sovereignty, generally defined as the supreme authority in a political community, has a neglected democratic dimension that highlights the expansion of substantive individual rights and freedoms at home and abroad. Offering an historically based assessment of sovereignty that neither reifies the state nor argues sovereignty and the state are eroding under globalizing processes, the book maintains that sovereignty norms have continually changed throughout the history of the sovereign state. Matthew Weinert links international legal developments that restrict and coordinate sovereignty practices with an ethical undercurrent in International Relations, one such example is the creation of the International Criminal Court in 2002. Drawing on seven additional historical case studies, he outlines how campaigns informed by a commitment to the common good, or at the very least by opposition to harmful state policies, can be and have been efficacious in transforming the normative basis of sovereignty. Democratic Sovereignty will be of great interest to students working in the fields of sovereignty, international history, ethics, globalization and international relations.

Research Handbook on Environmental Crimes and Criminal Enforcement
Research Handbook on Environmental Crimes and Criminal Enforcement

Author: Susan L. Smith

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2024-07-05

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 1035309513

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This Research Handbook thoroughly examines the difficult and rapidly expanding problem of national, transnational, and international environmental crimes, including air and water pollution, unlawful mining and timber harvesting, and transnational trafficking of endangered species. It provides an understanding of cutting-edge empirical and theoretical research on these crimes and their legal prosecution.

Fishing The Chattahoochee Delayed Harvest - A Detailed Guide
Fishing The Chattahoochee Delayed Harvest - A Detailed Guide

Author: Aaron Sago

Publisher: Core Relevance

Published:

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13:

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Fishing The Chattahoochee Delayed Harvest is both a detailed how-to guide and reference for both beginners and advanced anglers alike. Whether you are new to the sport and want to learn more about the Chattahoochee Delayed Harvest (which is an EXCELLENT destination for beginners) or an advanced angler that wants to learn the specific techniques, patterns, and locations that are absolutely the most effective on this stretch of river this book is for you. If you are not averaging 30 or more fish per trip you WILL BE once you follow the specific instructions in this book. Be warned though - this book is a spoiler. The information on seasons, patterns, techniques, and locations took years to gather. There's no way around it - if you read this book your fishing productivity will spike unnaturally. The map section of this book is like no other. In the OVER 15 PAGES OF HIGHLY DETAILED MAPS you'll find all the standard stuff… overview, directions, etc… but you'll also find specific locations for fish - and we're not talking general locations - but specific locations BY MONTH. You won't find these maps anywhere else as this is ONLY POSSIBLE with YEARS OF RESEARCH and assiduous effort.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Author: Dr.Ishfaq Majeed Malik

Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers

Published: 2023-10-22

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Dr.Ishfaq Majeed Malik is the author of this book , the present book is useful for the studies of school and college going students, for all the science faculties, higher studies in environmental science. This book provides an accessible explanation of the key environmental science ideas. People without a science background who want to learn about environmental science for a variety of competitive tests can benefit from it. It provides straightforward explanations of the key environmental science principles. Any student can benefit from reading this book. The present book is essential for the research in Environmental Science and NET/SET exam, it also deals with significant Environmental Science-related issues. The goal is to raise awareness of environmental issues.

The Outlaw Ocean
The Outlaw Ocean

Author: Ian Urbina

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2019-08-20

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 0451492951

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A riveting, adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast, lawless, and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation. Traffickers and smugglers, pirates and mercenaries, wreck thieves and repo men, vigilante conservationists and elusive poachers, seabound abortion providers, clandestine oil-dumpers, shackled slaves and cast-adrift stowaways—drawing on five years of perilous and intrepid reporting, often hundreds of miles from shore, Ian Urbina introduces us to the inhabitants of this hidden world. Through their stories of astonishing courage and brutality, survival and tragedy, he uncovers a globe-spanning network of crime and exploitation that emanates from the fishing, oil, and shipping industries, and on which the world's economies rely. Both a gripping adventure story and a stunning exposé, this unique work of reportage brings fully into view for the first time the disturbing reality of a floating world that connects us all, a place where anyone can do anything because no one is watching.

Field & Stream
Field & Stream

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1993-01

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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FIELD & STREAM, America’s largest outdoor sports magazine, celebrates the outdoor experience with great stories, compelling photography, and sound advice while honoring the traditions hunters and fishermen have passed down for generations.