Contents xi
States’ Rights and Local Control of Wildlife , 95
Th e “Taking” of Private Property , 98
Th e Good and the Bad of HCP , 99
A More Eff ective Endangered Species Program
and Act , 101
Options Available to Private Land Owners , 103
Politics and Problems at the FWS , 104
Th e Gray Wolf: Th e Intersection of Science,
ESA, and Politics , 107
Reintroduction of Gray Wolves as Apex
Predators , 108
Controversy Surrounding Delisting
Gray Wolves , 109
Mexican Gray Wolves , 114
Lethal and Nonlethal Control of Wolves , 116
Sage-Grouse Politics and Partnerships: A Diff erent
Approach , 118
References , 122
3 PERSPECTIVES, 147
Introduction , 147
Conservation in a Time of Rapid Climate Change
by Camille Parmesan , 148
Endangered Amazon by Tom Lovejoy , 152
Th e Wolves Return by Suzanne Asha Stone , 155
Saving the Ancient Forests by Brock Evans , 159
Dams, Rivers, and Fish—A Continuing Conundrum
by Mark Rockwell , 163
