Averting Extinction: Reconstructing Endangered Species Recovery

The black—footed ferret, once thought extinct, was rediscovered in Wyoming in 1981. In this book, Susan Clark tells the story of subsequent efforts to save the black—footed ferret, showing how it points up the necessity of finding new ways to conserve and restore species. According to Clark, the problems facing conservation are not fundamentally biological but stem from human systems—policy decisions, organizational priorities, and professional rivalries. The focus in conservation, he says,...