“Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest.”
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Should Every Cat Owner, Car Owner, and Homeowner be a Potential Criminal?
U.S. bird populations have decreased by an average of 30% over the last 50 years, but overcriminalization is not the only means to address this challenge.
Property Rights at Heart of Superfund Case
Secure property rights are crucial in protecting individuals against pollution.
Will Sea Otters Soon Return to San Francisco Bay?
For such a reintroduction to work, compromises must be struck.
Montana Superfund Debate Continues
Should property rights give way if environmental cleanups seem too costly?
How Property Rights Address Pollution
Rather than property rights and the environment being at odds, property rights are our most important tool for protecting the environment.
PERC Reports: Winter 2019
This special issue of PERC Reports is devoted to understanding how conservationists can broaden their approaches to protect migratory species, specifically by working with, not against, the landowners that steward so much important habitat.
Masters of Migration
Conserving migratory corridors will require creative solutions.
The New Endangered Species Act Rules, Explained
If we’re serious about protecting endangered species, we must find ways to preserve what the statute does well while improving it as a tool to recover species.
The Marvelous Migrations of Greater Yellowstone
The surviving wildlife migrations of the Yellowstone region are wonders of nature. The key to saving them is enlisting private landowners as allies.