The Bald Eagle's Worst Enemy: How Federal Law Pits Landowners Against Eagles
Policy Brief 64
The recovery of the bald eagle in the lower 48 states is a huge conservation success. But the lion's share of credit for the eagle's recovery should go to the 1972 ban of the pesticide DDT, not the Endangered Species Act, according to a new set of policy briefs by the Reason Foundation.
The Reason Foundation reports also suggest the Endangered Species Act often does more harm than good by pitting landowners against the very animals it is trying to save.
This Study's Materials
- Bald Eagle Off Endangered List In Spite of Feds, Not Because of Them, Press Release
Brian Seasholes - Facts & Figures, PDF, 219.1 KB
Brian Seasholes - Full Text, PDF, 559.8 KB
Brian Seasholes
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