The Evolution of National Wildlife Law / Edition 3

by Michael J. Bean, Melanie Rowland

Overview

When the first edition of this book was published in 1977—to overwhelming critical and popular acclaim—it was the only publication to analyze wildlife law comprehensively as a distinct component of federal environmental law. The second edition, published in 1983, provided a thorough and authoritative update. Since then the intense public interest in wildlife law has been reflected in a tremendous growth in both litigation and new legislation. This, the third edition, thoroughly revises and updates the earlier edition in light of current legal perspectives on the conservation of wildlife and biological diversity.

Two decades after its first publication, this book remains the standard reference for anyone seeking to understand the statutes, regulations, and court decisions governing wildlife law. Like the two that preceded it, the new edition of The Evolution of National Wildlife Law monumental achievement that will serve lawmakers, administrators, educators, conservationists, and scholars for years to come. — From the Foreword by Bruce Babbitt.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275959890
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/09/1997
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	568
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.15(d)

About the Author

MICHAEL J. BEAN is Chair of the Environmental Defense Fund's Wildlife Program and is well-known for his expertise on endangered species conservation.

MELANIE J. ROWLAND has been a faculty member at the University of Washington and Senior Counsel with The Wilderness Society. She is now an attorney with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of General Counsel in Seattle.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Bruce Babbitt
Preface
Overview
Introduction
The Legal Framework for the Development of Federal Wildlife Law
Regulating Commerce in Wildlife
Species Conservation
Wild Birds
Marine Mammals
Ocean Fish
Endangered Species
Wildlife, Land, and Water
Conservation Lands and Waters
Multiple Use Lands I: National Forests
Multiple Use Lands II: National Resource Lands
Wildlife and Water Resource Development
Wildlife Conservation on Private Land
Intergovernmental Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife and Native Americans
International Wildlife Law
Index

Editorial Reviews

For this Environmental Defense Fund and World Wildlife Fund project, Bean (chair, EDF's Wildlife Program) and Rowland (attorney, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of General Counsel, Seattle) detail the legal framework for the development of Federal wildlife law, and update<-->from the 1977 edition<--> national, state, and intergovernmental provisions for conservation of species, wildlife, land, and water. A "Table of Authorities" lists Federal statutes, and Federal and state cases. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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