Beyond Wolves

The Politics of Wolf Recovery and Management

Martin A. Nie

254 pages, parution le 30/06/2003

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Résumé

Since 1995, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released Canadian gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park as part of its wolf recovery program, reintroduction has been widely challenged in public forums and sensationalized in the media. This conflict has pitted western ranchers and property rights activists against environmental groups, highlighting starkly contrasting political perspectives. In this informed account, Martin A. Nie examines not only the future of wolf recovery but also the issues that will define debates around the politics of wildlife management, animal rights issues, and other flash points. The result is a revelatory look at the way the democratic process works when the subject is an environmental hot-button issue.

Examining the wolf recovery program from a policy-making perspective, Nie looks at programs in Alaska, the Lake Superior region, the Northern Rockies, the Southwest, and New England and upstate New York. He analyzes the social, political, and cultural backdrop in the areas in which wolves have been reintroduced and explores such contentious issues as the role of science in public policy; the struggle between wilderness protection, resource management, and private property; and the use of stakeholders in environmental conflicts.

Introduction
Wolf Recovery and Management as Value-based Political Conflict
The Wolf as symbol, surrogate, and Policy problem
Wolves and the Politics of Place
The use of Stakeholders and Public participation in Wolf Policymaking and Management
Conclusion

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Univeristy of Minesota Press
Auteur(s)	Martin A. Nie
Parution	30/06/2003
Nb. de pages	254
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	370g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780816639786
ISBN13	978-0-8166-3978-6