After the grizzly endangered species and the politics of place in california /
Alagona, Peter S.
After the grizzly endangered species and the politics of place in california / Peter S. Alagona. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The land of the bears -- A new movement -- The official landscape -- The laws of nature -- Biography of a "feathered pig" -- Transforming the desert -- The flagship fox -- Just add water? -- Epilogue.
Thoroughly researched and finely crafted, After the Grizzly traces the history of endangered species and habitat in California, from the time of the Gold Rush to the present. Peter S. Alagona shows how scientists and conservationists came to view the fates of endangered species as inextricable from ecological conditions and human activities in the places where those species lived. Focusing on the stories of four high-profile endangered species-the California condor, desert tortoise, Delta smelt, and San Joaquin kit fox-Alagona offers an absorbing account of how Americans developed a pol
9780520954410
Wildlife conservation--California.
Wildlife conservation--United States.
Endangered species--California.
Endangered species--United States.
Grizzly bear--California.
Electronic Books.
QL82 / .A384 2013
After the grizzly endangered species and the politics of place in california / Peter S. Alagona. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The land of the bears -- A new movement -- The official landscape -- The laws of nature -- Biography of a "feathered pig" -- Transforming the desert -- The flagship fox -- Just add water? -- Epilogue.
Thoroughly researched and finely crafted, After the Grizzly traces the history of endangered species and habitat in California, from the time of the Gold Rush to the present. Peter S. Alagona shows how scientists and conservationists came to view the fates of endangered species as inextricable from ecological conditions and human activities in the places where those species lived. Focusing on the stories of four high-profile endangered species-the California condor, desert tortoise, Delta smelt, and San Joaquin kit fox-Alagona offers an absorbing account of how Americans developed a pol
9780520954410
Wildlife conservation--California.
Wildlife conservation--United States.
Endangered species--California.
Endangered species--United States.
Grizzly bear--California.
Electronic Books.
QL82 / .A384 2013