GEO 350
PLANT AND ANIMAL RESOURCES
INSTRUCTIONAL LINKS
Deep Ecology -- an introduction to its viewpoint
Wisconsin wolves
HERE
is a WI wolf story from the NY Times.
More of wolves
in the west and hunting plans
Government agencies, programs:
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Endangered Species Program
(includes FAQ
etc.
)
Recovery data
State lists of endangered species
Great Lakes/Upper MidWest Region FWS Homepage
National Wildlife Refuge System
National Wildlife Refuges in Wisconsin
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
USGS National Biological Survey
USGS Biological Resources Division
Wisconsin DNR Endangered Species Homepage
Invasive species in Wisconsin
Deer Management in Wisconsin
-- "Deer 2000" recommendations
Non-governmental organizations:
Endangered species by US region
World Wildlife Fund
National Wildlife Federation -
Endangered Habitats Homepage
Defenders of Wildlife
Species' progress under ESA
(EDF)
International law:
UN Convention on Biodiversity
UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
SE Asian species under pressure
Endangered Species Act reauthorization -- debate on the issues:
Sympathetic views:
Why should we save species?
(NWF)
ESA Background Information
(NWF)
Habitat Conservation Plans
(NWF -- see also FWS ES programs, above)
Land owner incentives to promote endangered species habitat conservation
(NWF reply to "takings" legislation)
Economics and ESA
(NWF reply to jobs/cost issue)
National Academy of Sciences' assessment of ESA
(NWF summary)
National Academy of Sciences' assessment of ESA
(NAS Executive Summary)
Rebuilding the Ark
(EDF file)
Unsympathetic views:
People for the West!
National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition
Competitive Enterprise Institute:
ESA overview
ESA and property "takings"
Political Economy Research Center
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