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Innovation in Wildlife Management
The Leaky Ark
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted in 1973 and today is viewed as the most powerful environmental law in the nation as well as one of the most controversial. “Decoupling” the listing decision how the species should be protected how it should be protected could allow more creative measures tailored the needs ad and circumstances of each species.
Return on investment
By Reed Watson PERC recently acquired ownership of some valuable real estate in the Florida Keys. To the staff’s disappointment, it was not winter office space. Instead, we adopted a piece of Staghorn coral transplanted by the Coral Restoration Foundation. The property is a gift from the 2011 Enviropreneur Institute Fellows. Restoring Florida’s coral reefsContinue reading “Return on investment”
The Endangered Species Act and Federalism
This book presents the legal and policy analysis for federalism considerations in implementing ESA.
Saving African Rhinos: A Market Success Story
How property rights and limited trophy hunting saved the African white rhino.
Public-Private partners restore wetland
Jeff Laszlo knew that to keep the family ranch, he needed to chnage his operations. By recognizing the environmental assets on his ranch and forging partnerships with public and private funders he restored a huge wetland that now flourishes with fish, wilflife and plants. By investing in conservation, he has saved his ranch and increased his income.
Don’t mess with Texas fish, either
Despite oil spills, hurricanes and a long history of misguided federal rules, Texas’ commercial fishermen are doing better than ever thanks to new management based on free-market principles and local control.
Q. & A. on Rhino and Tiger Economics
Conservation of animals like rhinos and elephants may eventually be conducted most successfully by markets where these animals have monetary value rather than just emotional value. It may sound cold, but it could well keep them from becoming extinct
The call of the wild
Could the political conflict over wolf recovery efforts be resolved via economics? Let the bidding begin.
Kenyan parks face development pressure
Kenya might make 20 times more money from the Masai Mara Game Reserve, which is just a sixth of Tanzania’s Serengeti, but this, reports Special Correspondent WYCLIFFE MUGA, comes at a huge environmental cost . By Wycliffe Muga PERC Media Fellow In what amounted to a direct challenge thrown at Kenyan tourism in February,Continue reading “Kenyan parks face development pressure”