This Wildlife Law—Cases And Materials law school casebook that draws liberally upon the subject's rich history in law and culture. Without that history, there can be no firm understanding of the subject. Second, animals are living entities, organized into shifting, complex ecological systems; from the first page, biology plays a critical role in the story. Third, moral sentiments and ethical values have expanded to attend to the plight of particular animals, to species, and to the healthy functioning of communities. Ethical concerns, too, appear as a key issue.
Table of Contents includes:
 Private Interests in Wildlife;
The Rule of Capture Wildlife and Private Property in Land;
Liability for Wildlife;
State Proprietary and Soverign Powers;
State and National Governments in the Federal System;
The Third Sovereign: Indian Treaty Rights in the Federal System;
International Wildlife Law
State Game Laws;
Federal Protection for Species;
Federal Protection of Wildlife Habitat: The Traditional Paradigm;
Biodiversity: A Primer on Science, Values and Policy;
Endangered Species: An Overview;
Biodiversity and Land Health. |
