The Endangered Species Act : background and developments

Author(s)

• Halith, George P.

Bibliographic Information

The Endangered Species Act : background and developments

George P. Halith, editor

（Environmental science, engineering and technology series）

Nova Science Publishers, c2011

• : hardcover

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects species identified as endangered or threatened with extinction and attempts to protect the habitat on which they depend. This new book examines the major provisions of the ESA, both domestic and international, and also discusses some of the background issues, such as extinction and the effectiveness of the statute.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• The Endangered Species Act: A Primer
• The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 111th Congress: Conflicting Values & Difficult Choices
• The Endangered Species Act & "Sound Science"
• Warranted but Precluded: What That Means Under the Endangered Species Act
• Does the Endangered Species Act Listing Provide More Protection of the Polar Bear?
• Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Distinct Population Segments & Experimental Populations
• Endangered Species Act Issues Regarding Columbia Basin Salmon & Steelhead
• Pacific Salmon & Steelhead Trout: Managing Under the Endangered Species Act
• Sage Grouse & the Endangered Species Act
• What Happens to the Bald Eagle Now That it is Not Protected Under the Endangered Species Act?
• Index.

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Details

• NCID: BB25660565
• ISBN:
  • 9781612095882
• LCCN: 2011004276
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 203 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : KF5640
  • DC22 : 346.7304/69522
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973
  • LCSH : Endangered species -- Law and legislation -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA91367781