Wolves Courts And Public Policy

This book examines the controversial role of the courts in the policymaking process and resolution of public policy conflicts by analyzing the litigation regarding the reintroduction and recovery of the wolf in the Northern Rocky Mountains.

This critical edition explores the past and future of wolves in Colorado. Originally published in 1929, The Last Stand of the Pack is a historical account of the extermination of what were then believed to be the last wolves in Colorado. Arthur H. Carhart and Stanley P. Young describe the wolves’ extermination and extoll the bravery of the federal trappers hunting them down while simultaneously characterizing the wolves as cunning individuals and noble adversaries to the growth of the livestock industry and the settlement of the West. This is nature writing at its best, even if the worldview expressed is at times jarring to the twenty-first-century reader. Now, almost 100 years later, much has been learned about ecology and the role of top-tier predators within ecosystems. In this new edition, Carhart and Young’s original text is accompanied by an extensive introduction with biographical details on Arthur Carhart and an overview of the history of wolf eradication in the west; chapters by prominent wildlife biologists, environmentalists, wolf reintroduction activists, and ranchers Tom Compton, Bonnie Brown, Mike Phillips, Norman A. Bishop, and Cheney Gardner; and an epilogue considering current issues surrounding the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado. Presenting a balanced perspective, these additional chapters address views both in support of and opposed to wolf reintroduction. Coloradans are deeply interested in wilderness and the debate surrounding wolf reintroduction, but for wolves to have a future in Colorado we must first understand the past. The Last Stand of the Pack: Critical Edition presents both important historical scholarship and contemporary ecological ideas, offering a complete picture of the impact of wolves in Colorado.

“A NATION OF SHEEP WILL BEGET A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES”–EDWARD R. MURROW America is fast moving into a state of lockdown. Surveillance cameras, drug-sniffing dogs, SWAT team raids, roadside strip searches, blood draws at DUI checkpoints, mosquito drones, tasers, privatized prisons, GPS tracking devices, zero tolerance policies, overcriminalization, free speech zones—these are all symptoms of the emerging police state in America. A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES paints a chilling portrait of a nation in the final stages of transformation into outright authoritarianism, whose citizens have become little more than a nation of suspects to be cowed, corralled, and controlled. Pulling from his extensive knowledge of constitutional law, history, and futuristic films, John W. Whitehead helps readers navigate this treacherous terrain and provides them with a blueprint for hopefully finding their way back to freedom.

An analysis of forces affecting wildlife politics worldwide, covering topics such as overexploitation, hunting, ecotourism and trafficking.

In this book, we document and evaluate the recovery of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Great Lakes region is unique in that it was the only portion of the lower 48 states where wolves were never c- pletely extirpated. This region also contains the area where many of the first m- ern concepts of wolf conservation and research where developed. Early proponents of wolf conservation such as Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson, and Durward Allen lived and worked in the region. The longest ongoing research on wolf–prey relations (see Vucetich and Peterson, Chap. 3) and the first use of radio telemetry for studying wolves (see Mech, Chap. 2) occurred in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes region is the first place in the United States where “Endangered” wolf populations recovered. All three states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) developed ecologically and socially sound wolf conservation plans, and the federal government delisted the population of wolves in these states from the United States list of endangered and threatened species on March 12, 2007 (see Refsnider, Chap. 21). Wolf management reverted to the individual states at that time. Although this delisting has since been challenged, we believe that biological recovery of wolves has occurred and anticipate the delisting will be restored. This will be the first case of wolf conservation reverting from the federal government to the state conser- tion agencies in the United States.

In a subject that is heavily reliant on the specifics of case law, Cases & Materials on Equity & Trusts provides an essential source of reference for your studies in equity and trusts. The tenth edition contains a diverse range of relevant and interesting case law, statutory material, academic writing, and official proposals for law reform. Where appropriate, legal material is accompanied by non-legal sources to highlight important issues and make them more memorable. The book uses key features as tools to assist learning and revision, including questions, suggestions for further reading, and notes. Gary Watt continues to combine rigorous scholarship with a clear and accessible approach in his choice of materials and commentary. New cases featured in this edition include: The UK Supreme Court's decision in AIB Group (UK) plc v Mark Redler and Co Solicitors (2014) on liability for losses caused by breach of trust, FHR European Ventures LLP v Cedar Capital Partners LLC (2014) on liability for unauthorised fiduciary gains, Rawstron v Freud (2014) on secret trusts, Prest v Petrodel (2013) on resulting trust and statutory formalities, Jetivia SA v Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) (2015) and Les Laboratoires Servier & Anor v Apotex Inc (2014) on illegality and the reliance principle in resulting trusts, Williams v Central Bank of Nigeria (2014) on the nature of the equitable liability of third party 'strangers' to a trust, Curran v Collins (2015), Graham-York v York (2015), and Smith v Bottomley (2013) on constructive trusts of land, New and pending legislation, such as the Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Act 2014, the Charities (Protection and Social investment) Act 2016, the Cohabitation Rights Bill, and the Law Commission's draft Trusts (Concealment of Interests) Bill are also discussed. Book jacket.