Balancing on the Brink of Extinction presents a comprehensive overview of the Endangered Species Act -- its conception, history, and potential for protecting the remaining endangered species.
Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction -The Act's History And Framework
PART I. Reflections On The Act -The Endangered Species Act: Legislative Perspectives On A Living Law -The Power And Potential Of The Act -Looking Back Over The First Fifteen Years -Life In Jeopardy On Private Property -Snail Darters And Pork Barrels Revisited: Reflections On Endangered Species And Land Use In America
PART II. Components Of The Federal Endangered Species Program -The Endangered Species Lists: Chronicles Of Extinction? -Avoiding Endangered Species/ Development Conflicts Through Interagency Consultation -Federalism And The Act -International Implementation: The Longest Arm Of The Law? -The Appropriations History -Implementing Recovery Policy: Learning As We Go?
PART III. Implementation Challenges -Western Water Rights And The Act -Invertebrate Conservation -Predator Conservation -Pesticide Regulation
PART IV. Conserving Biodiversity -From Endangered Species To Biodiversity -In Search Of An Ecosystem Approach To Endangered Species Conservation -Coping With Ignorance: - The Coarse-filter Strategy For Maintaining Biodiversity -Gap Analysis Of Species Richness And Vegetation Cover: An Integrated Biodiversity Conservation Strategy -Needed: An Endangered Humanity Act?