Endangered species protection can be made effectiveand honestonly if we recognize eight truths ignored by the failing Endangered Species Act. Among them: letting nature take its course isnt the best way to protect biodiversity; and property owners must be given an interest in protecting sensitive habitat.
Fixing the Endangered Species Act
By Randy Simmons
This
article
appeared in
the Spring 1999 issue of The Independent Review.
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Other Independent Review articles by Randy Simmons | |
Fall 2015 | Tapping Water Markets |
Winter 2010/11 | Bootleggers, Baptists, and Political Entrepreneurs: Key Players in the Rational Game and Morality Play of Regulatory Politics |
Winter 1998/99 | The Endangered Species Act: Whos Saving What? |