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It is increasingly clear that Congress will amend the Endangered Species Act. For one thing, property rights groups, who are important constituents of the new Republican Congress, are outraged at the power the Act gives federal agents to control landowners' use of their property. For another, the Act isn't working well to save species.

[…] Until that conflict is resolved, the ESA will not work effectively to save The conflict between the fact of scarcity and the apparent ability of the Fish and Wildlife Service to disregard limits is the underlying problem with the Act. Until that conflict is resolved, the ESA will not work effectively to save species.

[…] another surge of federal power as the EPA tried to stop the draining of wetlands, the Interior Department stepped up control of land in the name of endangered species protection, and the White House promoted a costly Clean Air Act. In 1993, the Clinton administration arrived with heavy backing by environmental groups and ambitious […]

[…] have found that they cannot farm, ranch, or build homes on portions of their land. Why? They are blocked by state and federal regulations designed to protect endangered species, reduce conversion of wetlands, preserve historic districts, or accomplish any number of other social goals. With such regulations, owners retain title to their property but […]

[…] not have to reflect majoritarian views, which often change. Private conservation began long before the American public developed today’s environmental consciousness or enlisted the government to protect endangered species and enforce cleanups. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association in eastern Pennsylvania, for example, was formed privately in 1934, at a time when hawks were considered vermin […]

[…] clear property rights, more livestock owners are drawn to the wells than the surrounding grasslands can sustain. The result is over-grazing and desertification. Similarly, the elephant is endangered in parts of Africa because there is no owner to protect it. Yet in other African countries – Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Botswana among them—elephant herds […]

[…] topic: The effects of conservation easements on real estate prices and development View full bio Frederik Strabo University of California, Davis Research topic: Wildfires, Fuel Treatments, and Endangered Ecosystems: Identifying the Economic Benefits of Fuel Treatments Through Endangered Species Performance View full bio Sandy Sum University of California, Santa Barbara Research topic: Distributional consequences […]

2023 PERC Fellows Lone Mountain Fellows Elinor Benami Virginia Tech University Research Topic: Climate-smart agricultural practice adoption Click here for full bio Linus Blomqvist U.C. Santa Barbara Research Topic: Designing conservation auctions Click here for full bio Daniel Brent Pennsylvania State University Research Topic: Water pricing in California and economic implications of water investment transactionsContinue reading

[…] or compensating locals who bear the costs of living with wildlife. featured A Field Guide for Wildlife Recovery Posted on September 20, 2023 • Kat Dwyer The Endangered Species Act’s Elusive Search to Recover Species—and What to Do About It. Read More A Field Guide for Wildlife Recovery Missing the Mark Posted on July […]