Ashley Hudson
Take Home Final Exam
12/5/2017
Part I- Court Cases
The court case, Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of communities for a Great Oregon (1995), is a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (O'Leary, 2016). Stating it is unlawful to take or harm any endangered and/or threatened species from their natural habitats. Some debate took place regarding regulations that were placed previously about the northern spotted owl and red cockaded woodpecker. Plaintiffs argued that because of the Endangered Species Act and regulations placed on logging, many were experiencing a shortage in income. Due to this, plaintiffs challenge the interpretation of the word “harm” resulting in the Supreme Court reversing appeals …show more content…
The first study done in 1990 was “a conservation strategy for the Northern spotted owl (Thomas et al. 1990) (Thomas J. W., 2006)” This study successfully challenged the adequacy of the federal plans to protect the Northern Spotted Owl. It resulted in an injunction on the harvesting of owl habitats and the listing of owls as a threatened species (Thomas J. W., 2006). The second study was, “alternatives for management of late-successional forests of the Pacific Northwest (Johnson et al. 1991) (Thomas J. W., 2006).” This study argues that the conservation should not only be about owls but also the other species found in the forest. They also wanted the preservation of the wild fish stock. The third and final study was the conservation of species that inhabited Late-Successional and riparian areas (Thomas J. W., …show more content…
Therefore, it has not worked efficiently to cater for all the stakeholders and still improve on the protection of old forest covers in the United States of |America. To be precise, there are numerous ways through which the plan has worked, for instance; there has been an increase in forest biodiversity (Thomas, 2006), which is part of its program. The need to improve the living conditions of some of the almost extinct animals within the forests. Nonetheless, as proposed earlier, the NWFP has not worked for an extended period. The issue is that the forest plan has not yet considered the loggers who are part of the program. Issues have been raised on the ability of the loggers who are provided with access to the forests may not have the necessary logging capacities to ensure that they stay in
Take Home Final Exam
12/5/2017
Part I- Court Cases
The court case, Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of communities for a Great Oregon (1995), is a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (O'Leary, 2016). Stating it is unlawful to take or harm any endangered and/or threatened species from their natural habitats. Some debate took place regarding regulations that were placed previously about the northern spotted owl and red cockaded woodpecker. Plaintiffs argued that because of the Endangered Species Act and regulations placed on logging, many were experiencing a shortage in income. Due to this, plaintiffs challenge the interpretation of the word “harm” resulting in the Supreme Court reversing appeals …show more content…
The first study done in 1990 was “a conservation strategy for the Northern spotted owl (Thomas et al. 1990) (Thomas J. W., 2006)” This study successfully challenged the adequacy of the federal plans to protect the Northern Spotted Owl. It resulted in an injunction on the harvesting of owl habitats and the listing of owls as a threatened species (Thomas J. W., 2006). The second study was, “alternatives for management of late-successional forests of the Pacific Northwest (Johnson et al. 1991) (Thomas J. W., 2006).” This study argues that the conservation should not only be about owls but also the other species found in the forest. They also wanted the preservation of the wild fish stock. The third and final study was the conservation of species that inhabited Late-Successional and riparian areas (Thomas J. W., …show more content…
Therefore, it has not worked efficiently to cater for all the stakeholders and still improve on the protection of old forest covers in the United States of |America. To be precise, there are numerous ways through which the plan has worked, for instance; there has been an increase in forest biodiversity (Thomas, 2006), which is part of its program. The need to improve the living conditions of some of the almost extinct animals within the forests. Nonetheless, as proposed earlier, the NWFP has not worked for an extended period. The issue is that the forest plan has not yet considered the loggers who are part of the program. Issues have been raised on the ability of the loggers who are provided with access to the forests may not have the necessary logging capacities to ensure that they stay in