One of the recurring conflicts under the Endangered Species Act is at what point a species should be delisted. If … More
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Conserving habitat requires better incentives, not more regulatory mandates
Loss of habitat is one of the chief threats to endangered and threatened species. Consequently, the Endangered Species Act provides … More
Recovering endangered wolves means addressing impacts on communities and landowners
In 1976, the last wild Mexican wolves were captured and put into a captive breeding program. Over the last half-century, … More
Government lawyer in grizzly hearing: “I can almost guarantee” we’ll be here again.
After decades of work by federal biologists, state wildlife agencies, landowners, and conservation groups, the grizzly bears in and around … More
Endangered species bear the costs of bad incentives
The Endangered Species Act imposes significant regulatory burdens on anyone who owns land where endangered and threatened species or their … More
Will sea otters soon be returned to San Francisco bay?
California sea otters have come a long way from the 50-member population discovered off Big Sur in the early 1900s, … More
Insuring a future for apex predators
Where wildlife poses risks to those who live and work near them, people predictably take steps to reduce their liability. … More
This Endangered Species Day, we should celebrate species’ recovery and imagine innovative ways to encourage more recoveries
Today is the thirteenth Endangered Species Day, a day marked by Congress to celebrate the efforts of a wide variety … More
A bug’s life: the American burying beetle’s recovery should be a cause for celebration, not alarm
Should a species’ improvement be a cause for celebration or concern? That question is posed by the response to this … More
What makes conservation “collaborative”?
One of the chief benefits of embracing free market environmentalism is that it will ensure conservation is more collaborative. Where … More