The Endangered Species ACT

by Stanford Environmental Law Society

Book Overview

This handbook is a comprehensive guide to the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S. law aimed at protecting species of animals and plants from human threats to their survival. The Act protects not only threatened and endangered animals and plants, but their habitats as well, from direct and indirect threats such as hunting and development. Enacted in 1973 without opposition, the Act has over the past 27 years become a focal point for controversy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804738432
• ISBN13: 9780804738439
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"