After the Grizzly: Endangered Species and the Politics of Place in California 9780520954410

Thoroughly researched and finely crafted, After the Grizzly traces the history of endangered species and habitat in Cali

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Table of contents :
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE. The Land of the Bears
CHAPTER TWO. A New Movement
CHAPTER THREE. The Official Landscape
CHAPTER FOUR. The Laws of Nature
CHAPTER FIVE. The California Condor. From Controversy to Consensus
CHAPTER SIX. The Mojave Desert Tortoise. Ambassador for the Outback
CHAPTER SEVEN. The San Joaquin Kit Fox. The Flagship Fox
CHAPTER EIGHT. The Delta Smelt. Water Politics by Another Name
EPILOGUE
NOTES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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