Grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Reformers of the US Endangered Species Act often present its protections as a hindrance to economic prosperity in rural counties by placing the welfare of animals above that of people. This position suggests that lost livestock grazing, restrictive land and water use regulations, and compromised pro...
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ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org:ark:/13030/qt5609g7gm 2023-05-15T18:42:01+02:00 Grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Johnson, Jerry 2020-01-01 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5609g7gm unknown eScholarship, University of California qt5609g7gm https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5609g7gm CC-BY-NC CC-BY-NC Parks Stewardship Forum, vol 36, iss 3 article 2020 ftcdlib 2022-01-17T18:21:16Z Reformers of the US Endangered Species Act often present its protections as a hindrance to economic prosperity in rural counties by placing the welfare of animals above that of people. This position suggests that lost livestock grazing, restrictive land and water use regulations, and compromised property rights preclude human well-being. This may be particularly acute in western states where large predator conservation requires many acres of pristine habitat embedded in a mosaic of public and private lands. This paper examines the proposition by analyzing the result of conservation of an apex predator—the Yellowstone grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)—and its impact on human economic well-being in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The conclusion is that, in this case, such conservation policy did not foreclose human prosperity. Rather, conservation is associated with gains in economic welfare of residents. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos University of California: eScholarship |
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Reformers of the US Endangered Species Act often present its protections as a hindrance to economic prosperity in rural counties by placing the welfare of animals above that of people. This position suggests that lost livestock grazing, restrictive land and water use regulations, and compromised property rights preclude human well-being. This may be particularly acute in western states where large predator conservation requires many acres of pristine habitat embedded in a mosaic of public and private lands. This paper examines the proposition by analyzing the result of conservation of an apex predator—the Yellowstone grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)—and its impact on human economic well-being in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The conclusion is that, in this case, such conservation policy did not foreclose human prosperity. Rather, conservation is associated with gains in economic welfare of residents. |
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Johnson, Jerry Grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
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Grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
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Grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
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Grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
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Grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
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Grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
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grizzly bear restoration and economic restructuring in the greater yellowstone ecosystem |
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Parks Stewardship Forum, vol 36, iss 3 |
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