Wolves, courts, and public policy : the children of the night return to the northern Rocky Mountains / Edward A. Fitzgerald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzgerald, Edward A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Wildlife conservation.

Wolves--Law and legislation--Rocky Mountains Region.

Wolves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; London, [England] : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the controversial role of the courts in the policymaking process and resolution of public policy conflicts by analyzing the litigation regarding the reintroduction and recovery of the wolf in the Northern Rocky Mountains.

Contents:

Introduction

Theoretical framework

The extermination and resurrection of the wolf

The return : Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation v. Babbitt

Dysfunctional downlisting defeated : Defenders of Wildlife v. Interior

The Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population segment : Defenders of Wildlife v. Hall

Premature delisting : Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar

Congress behaving badly : Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Salazar

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 17, 2016).

ISBN:

979-82-16-27490-2

1-4985-0268-7

OCLC:

954285311