Since 1995, when the US Fish and Wildlife Service released Canadian gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park as part of its wolf recovery program, reintroduction... > Lire la suite
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Since 1995, when the US Fish and Wildlife Service released Canadian gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park as part of its wolf recovery program, reintroduction has been widely challenged in public forums and sensationalized in the media. This couflict has pitted western ranchers and property rights activists against environmental groups, highlighting starkly contrasting political positions. Examining the wolf recovery program from a policy-making perspective, Nie looks at progam across the United States. He analyzes the social, political, and cultural backdrop in the areas in which wolves have been reintroduced and explores such contentions issues as the role of science in public policy ; the struggle between wilderness protection, resource management, and private property ; and the use of stakeholders in environmental conflicts.