Acting for Endangered Species: The Statutory Ark.Shannon Petersen. Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. Press, 2002. (785) 864-4155. 184 pp. $29.95 Softbound soft·bound adj. Not bound between hard covers: softbound books. . Acting for Endangered Species: The Statutory Ark presents a political and legal history of the Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. , illustrating how and why the statute has become so controversial. Using two major controversies as examples, the Tellico Dam/Snail Darter darter or anhinga (ănhĭng`gə), common name for a very slender, black water bird very closely related to the cormorant. Supreme Court case and the spotted owl threat to logging in the Northwest, Petersen shows how litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and judicial decision making have played a large role in the modern environmental movement. In analyzing these cases, Petersen shows how government, science, environmentalism, and natural resources industries shape the endangered species policies in America. Shannon Petersen is a lawyer with the firm of Latham & Watkins, where he practices environmental and natural resources law. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Wisconsin and is coauthor of the volume The Endangered Species Act. |
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