The dawn of conservation diplomacy : U.S.-Canadian wildlife protection treaties in the progressive era / Kurkpatrick Dorsey ; foreword by William Cronon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dorsey, Kurkpatrick.

Series:

Weyerhaeuser environmental book

Weyerhaeuser environmental books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation--United States.

Wildlife conservation.

Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation.

United States.

Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation--Canada.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xvi, 311 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [1998]

Summary:

In the first decades of the 20th century, conservationists saw a need for government intervention to protect threatened animals. Because many species migrated across international boundaries, international conservation agreements evolved. Kurkpatrick Dorsey describes each of these early treaties, showing how they offer lessons for future conservation efforts. Photos.

Contents:

Introduction: The Intersection of Diplomacy and Conservation 3

Part I The Inland Fisheries Treaty 19

1 A Problem of Scale, 1892-1897 22

2 The Jordan Rules, 1898-1909 51

3 The One That Got Away, 1909-1914 76

Part II The North Pacific Fur Seal Convention 105

4 Conflict in the Bering Sea, 1886-1899 108

5 Conciliation and Conservation, 1900-1912 133

Part III The Migratory Bird Treaty 165

6 Of Mallards and Men, 1883-1913 167

7 Coordinating Science, Diplomacy, and Public Relations, 1913-1916 192

8 Protecting the National Interest, 1916-1920 215

Epilogue: Implications of the Progressive Treaties 238.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.

ISBN:

0295976764

OCLC:

38752890