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The Endangered Species Act : primer, evaluation and prospects / Harold B. Carleton, Jr., editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973.
- United States.
- Endangered species--Law and legislation--United States.
- Endangered species.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 book discusses the major provision of the ESA, both domestic and international, and also some of the background issues.
- Contents:
- Intro
- THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT:PRIMER, EVALUATIONAND PROSPECTS
- THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: PRIMER, EVALUATION AND PROSPECTS
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ENDANGERED SPECIES.MANY FACTORS AFFECT THE LENGTHOF TIME TO RECOVER SELECT SPECIES
- WHAT GAO FOUND
- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY
- ABBREVIATIONS
- RESULTS IN BRIEF
- BACKGROUND
- MANY FACTORS AFFECT THE LENGTH OF TIME TO RECOVERCERTAIN THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
- Factors Affecting the Species We Reviewed That Are Delistedor Likely to Be Delisted within the Next 25 Years
- Primary Threats Have Been, or Are Being, Mitigated for SomeSpecies
- Some Species Are More Prevalent Than Initially Thoughtand/or the Species' Habitat Is Being Protected
- Factors Affecting the Species We Reviewed That are Likely Farfrom Recovery
- RECOVERY PLANS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLEIN RECOVERING CERTAIN THREATENEDAND ENDANGERED SPECIES
- Implementation of Recovery Plan Actions Has Been the PrimaryDriver in Recovering 13 Species
- Recovery for 17 Species is Driven by Both the Recovery Planand Other Factors
- AGENCY COMMENTS
- APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
- APPENDIX II. INFORMATION ON 31 SELECT SPECIES
- MAMMALS
- Black-Footed Ferret
- Threats
- Role of Recovery Plan
- Costs and Partnerships
- Columbian White-Tailed Deer (Douglas County Population)
- Florida Panther
- Gray Wolf (Western Great Lakes Recovery Population)
- Indiana Bat
- Northern Right Whale
- Steller Sea Lion (Eastern and Western DPSs)
- West Indian Manatee (Florida Population)
- BIRDS
- Bald Eagle (Northern States Recovery Area)
- Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
- Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
- Whooping Crane
- FISHES
- Borax Lake Chub
- Colorado Pikeminnow
- Razorback Sucker
- Rio Grande Silvery Minnow
- SNAILS
- Magazine Mountain Shagreen
- INSECTS
- Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly
- CRUSTACEANS.
- Socorro Isopod
- PLANTS
- Ash Meadows Gumplant Ash Meadows Sunray, and Spring-LovingCentaury
- Dwarf-Flowered Heartleaf
- Eggert's Sunflower
- Johnston's Frankenia
- Papery Whitlow-Wort
- Truckee Barberry
- Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus
- Virginia Round-Leaf Birch
- APPENDIX III:COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- REFERENCES
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT:APRIMER∗
- ABSTRACT
- THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: A PRIMER
- OVERVIEW
- What Is the ESA?
- Why Is the ESA Controversial?
- Has ESA Been Effective?
- Leading Causes of Extinction
- Is Extinction Normal?
- MAJOR PROVISIONS OF CURRENT LAW: DOMESTIC
- Endangered and Threatened Species
- Take"
- FWS and NMFS
- Listings
- Candidate Species
- Delisting and Downlisting
- Critical Habitat
- Recovery Plans
- Land Acquisition
- Cooperation with States
- Consultation
- Exemptions
- Permits for Non-Federal Actions
- Other Provisions
- Prohibitions and Penalties
- MAJOR PROVISIONS OF CURRENT LAW: INTERNATIONAL
- Financial Assistance
- Scientific Authority/CITES
- Management Authority/CITES
- Violations
- Imports/Exports
- Particular Species
- ANALYSIS OF DOMESTIC LAW PROVISIONS
- Listing
- Designation of Critical Habitat
- Post-Listing Activities: Consultation
- Exemptions: A History
- APPENDIX: EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS
- THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA)IN THE 110TH CONGRESS:CONFLICTING VALUESAND DIFFICULT CHOICES∗
- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
- Overview
- Major Provisions of Domestic Law
- Major Provisions of International Law
- Is Species Protection and Restoration Working?
- The Endangered Species Act and Climate Change
- ISSUES IN THE 110TH CONGRESS
- Critical Habitat Designation
- "Sound Science" and ESA
- Regional Resource Conflicts.
- Counterpart Regulations: Pesticides and Fire ManagementProjects
- Private Property and Fifth Amendment Takings
- Additional Legislative Initiatives
- Appropriations
- THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND"SOUND SCIENCE"∗
- QUESTIONING THE ADEQUACY OF SCIENCEIN ESA ACTIONS
- Canada Lynx Survey
- Klamath River Basin Water
- Hatchery Salmon
- Steller Sea Lions
- SCIENCE: THE INTERACTION WITH POLICY
- What Is Science?
- Scientific Method
- Science and Policy
- THE INFORMATION QUALITY ACT
- PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN APPLYING SCIENCE
- SCIENCE IN ESA IMPLEMENTATION ISSUESAND BACKGROUND
- ESA Provisions on Science
- Agency Regulatory Requirements and Policies
- JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE USE OF SCIENCEUNDER THE ESA
- CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61324-072-4
- OCLC:
- 703156010
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