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Wildlife Law and Policy
Wildlife Law and PolicyWildlife management attempts both to produce a sustained yield of game animals and fish and to protect threatened nongame species. It must reconcile disputes between ranchers and those desiring the return of predators (wolves, grizzlies); between cattle raisers and buffalo that may carry brucellosis; and many upstream and downstream river basin users (e.g. salmon). Wildlife management must reconcile mobile animal life that crosses privately owned, club-owned, state and federal lands as well as international boundaries. In the United States, all wildlife is owned by the state and laws pertain to common property management issues. Federal rules override state rules when it comes to endangered species. International agreements pertain to migratory birds, fish, cetaceans, trade in endangered species, and other border issues. Typical tools of wildlife managers include: compensatory payments for livestock killed by predators, safe harbor agreements with private landowners, refuges for migratory birds, and changing season and limits on game species. |
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Featured Resources
Multilaterals Project The Multilaterals Project, begun in 1992, is an ongoing project at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments. WildFinder WildFinder is a map-driven, searchable database of more than 26,000 species worldwide, with a powerful search tool that allows users to discover where species live or explore wild places to find out what species live there. |
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