The Evolution of National Wildlife Law

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Author: Michael J. Bean

ISBN-10: 0275959899

ISBN-13: 9780275959890

Category: Natural Resource Law

When the first edition of this book was published in 1977—to overwhelming critical and popular acclaim—it was the only publication to analyze wildlife law comprehensively as a distinct component of federal environmental law. The second edition, published in 1983, provided a thorough and authoritative update. Since then the intense public interest in wildlife law has been reflected in a tremendous growth in both litigation and new legislation. This, the third edition, thoroughly revises and...

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This, the Third Edition, thoroughly revises and updates the earlier editions to reflect current legal perspectives on the conservation of wildlife and biological diversity. Booknews For this Environmental Defense Fund and World Wildlife Fund project, Bean (chair, EDF's Wildlife Program) and Rowland (attorney, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of General Counsel, Seattle) detail the legal framework for the development of Federal wildlife law, and updatefrom the 1977 edition national, state, and intergovernmental provisions for conservation of species, wildlife, land, and water. A "Table of Authorities" lists Federal statutes, and Federal and state cases. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

ForewordPrefaceCh. 1Introduction3Ch. 2The Legal Framework for the Development of Federal Wildlife Law7Ch. 3Regulating Commerce in Wildlife39Ch. 4Wild Birds63Ch. 5Marine Mammals109Ch. 6Ocean Fish148Ch. 7Endangered Species193Ch. 8Conservation Lands and Waters283Ch. 9Multiple Use Lands I: National Forests340Ch. 10Multiple Use Lands II: National Resource Lands371Ch. 11Wildlife and Water Resource Development404Ch. 12Wildlife Conservation on Private Land427Ch. 13Wildlife and Native Americans449Ch. 14International Wildlife Law468Table of Authorities515Index531

\ BooknewsFor this Environmental Defense Fund and World Wildlife Fund project, Bean (chair, EDF's Wildlife Program) and Rowland (attorney, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of General Counsel, Seattle) detail the legal framework for the development of Federal wildlife law, and update<-->from the 1977 edition<--> national, state, and intergovernmental provisions for conservation of species, wildlife, land, and water. A "Table of Authorities" lists Federal statutes, and Federal and state cases. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \