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Tags: ENDANGERED species -- Law & legislation -- United States; WILDLIFE conservation
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- COLLECTING GUIDELINES. // Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies;1998, p455
The article focuses on the guidelines regarding the proper conduct and procedures in collecting butterflies. The guidelines are in line with the Federal Endangered Species Act, and after a poll of the membership, and the Lepidopteriests' Society, which appointed a committee for collecting...
- Deer are the embodiment of wildlife and nature itself. Allen, Lee // Inside Tucson Business;11/16/2009, Vol. 19 Issue 24, p17
The article reports on the conservation of wildlife and its habitat in Arizona. According to Game & Fish Regional Game Specialist Jim Heffelfinger, deer is the embodiment of nature itself and the bread and butter species of wildlife agencies. It notes that wildlife conservation provides for...
- STATE MANAGEMENT PLANS A PRIMER. EDBERG, JESS // International Wolf;Summer2011, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p4
The article discusses the importance of effective communication in the success of the wolf management strategy. To be an active participant in the wolf management plans, one should develop an understanding of management terminology such as Endangered Species Act (ESA) and delist and distinct...
- The Dilemma of Delisting. NIEMEYER, CARTER // International Wolf;Summer2011, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p7
The author argues on the concept of removing wolves from the federal protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and acknowledges wolf recovery plans by the federal government. The delisting of wolves, according to him has caused arguments among Americans as well as the U.S. Congress who...
- A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE CRITICALLY IMPERILED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE. Asmutis-Silvia, Regina // Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review;2009, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p483
While protection of endangered species in the United States is mandated for listed species under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, both require ancillary efforts to ensure their intents are enforced. Science, negotiation, litigation, and lobbying for political...
- Mexican Wolf Recovery: Moving Forward Through Collaboration. BARRETT, SHERRY // International Wolf;Fall2012, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p9
The article explores some efforts to conserve the Mexican wolf in the U.S. It recognizes the efforts for raising the animal's population from 42 to at least 58. It blames conflicts with livestock for the eventual extirpation of the Mexican wolf in the country in the mid-1900s. In addition, the...
- Gray Wolf Conservation at a Crossroads. Treves, Adrian; Bruskotter, Jeremy T. // BioScience;Aug2011, Vol. 61 Issue 8, p584
In this article the authors discuss gray wolf conservation in the U.S. According to the authors, the U.S. federal government removed Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for wolf populations in several states, including Montana, Idaho, and Washington, leaving most wolf populations in the...
- Wildlife Groups Opposing Congressional Delisting of Gray Wolf. Cohn, Jeffrey P. // BioScience;Aug2011, Vol. 61 Issue 8, p648
In this article the author discusses opposition by wildlife biologists and environmentalists to the delisting of the gray wolf by the U.S. Congress. According to wolf advocates, the action, which required the U.S. Department of the Interior to remove gray wolves in the Northern Rockies from the...
- Battle for bull trout: How environmental advocates beat political perfidy. Ochenski, George // Missoula Independent;2/11/2010, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p10
The article discusses the advocacy for the protection of the mature bull trout. It states that the bull trout is to be listed under the Endangered Species Act and its survival was threatened by former fish, wildlife and parks assistant secretary Julie MacDonald by her influence on their habitat....
