Research Guides: Endangered Species Act Legal Research: Books

Best Practice Series: Endangered Species Act (ESA), 2d ed. by Sam Kalen & Murray D. Feldman
Call Number: KF5640 .S85 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Perfect for the novice student of environmental law, this text provides an excellent overview of the ESA. The FAQ in the back is an excellent resource for students and practitioners alike.
The Endangered Species Act by George P. Halith
Call Number: KF5640 .E4823 2011
ISBN: 1612095887
Publication Date: 2011
Collection of government documents and articles discussing ESA's background and effectiveness.
Endangered Species ACT by Lynn L. Bergeson; Donald C. Baur; William Robert Irvin
Call Number: KF5640.A315 E83 2010
ISBN: 1604425806
Publication Date: 2010
Comprehensive treatise discussing the intricacies of the ESA including: jeopardy/critical habitats modification prohibitions; Native American rights; threatened and endangered plants; international trade restrictions; citizen suits; landowner incentives; nanotechnology; and global warming.
Endangered Species Deskbook by Lawrence Liebesman; Rafe Petersen
Call Number: KF5640 .L53 2010
ISBN: 1585761397
Publication Date: 2010
Discusses the ESA's history and implementation. Also contains a news chapter on climate change and its impact on species such as the polar bear.

The Snail Darter Case by Kenneth M. Murchison
Call Number: KF5640.A7 M87 2007
ISBN: 0700615059
Publication Date: 2007
Discusses the landmark 1978 decision of TVA v. Hill, the first case to construe the ESA.
The Snail Darter and the Dam by Zygmunt Jan Broel Plater
Call Number: GE180 .P53 2013
ISBN: 0300173245
Publication Date: 2013
Detailed account into the fight to save the snail darter fish, which led to the first case in the Supreme Court interpreting the ESA, TVA v. Hill.

The Endangered Species Act by J. Peyton Doub
Call Number: KF5640 .D68 2013
ISBN: 1466507373
Publication Date: 2013
Discusses the history of the act, its regulatory structure, controversial aspects of the act, and where the act may go in the future.
The Endangered Species Act and Federalism by Kaush Arha (Editor); Barton H. Thompson (Editor)
Call Number: KF5640 .E4816 2011
ISBN: 1933115947
Publication Date: 2011
Comparative discussion of federalism in terms of the ESA. Focuses on the economics of implementation and enforcement of the Act.
The Endangered Species Act at Thirty by Dale D. Goble (Editor); J. Michael Scott (Editor); Frank W. Davis (Editor)
Call Number: KF5640 .E482 2006
ISBN: 1597260096
Publication Date: 2006
Two volume set providing a detailed retrospective of the Act, its provisions, and enforcement,
Implementing the Endangered Species Act on the Platte Basin Water Commons by David M. Freeman
Call Number: KF5640 .F738 2010
ISBN: 1607320541
Publication Date: 2010
Story of how the Platte River Basin incorporated the habitat needs of four species-the whooping crane, piping plover, least tern, and pallid sturgeon-into its water-management agenda.
Listed: Dispatches from America's Endangered Species Act by Joe Roman
Call Number: QH76 .R64 2011
ISBN: 0674047516
Publication Date: 2011
Pro preservation economic discussion promoting the ESA and biodiversity. Discusses the whooping crane, North Atlantic right whale, the purple bankclimber (and others)and the people working to save them.

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