- Taschenbuch: 480 Seiten
- Verlag: Harcourt Brace & Co; Auflage: Harvest/HBJ. (Dezember 1987)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0156720361
- ISBN-13: 978-0156720366
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,9 x 14,7 x 3,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.2 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (4 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 637.882 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Chase argues convincingly that Yellowstone National Park is slowly being destroyed. He details how the Park Service's preservationist policies have driven most of the native wildlife from the park, while allowing some animals to propagate far beyond the land's capacity to sustain them. He meticulously documents his charges, showing how easily science can be subverted by politics and ideology. Surprisingly, environmentalists are implicated in the destruction. Chase critiques, with devastating effect, the multitude of organizations that have made a religion of protecting the environment, while ignoring the fundamental question of man's place in nature. A challenging, compellingly readable account. Highly recommended. Randy Dykhuis, Grace A. Dow Memorial Lib., Midland, Mich.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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All you need to know about this book is that Alston Chase has a vendetta against the Park Service. Chase is correct that the Park Service's vision of, and policies for, Yellowstone have changed over time, and have frequently been inconsistent, sometimes silly, and sometimes destructive. But he doesn't grant any leniency for the fact that the earlier, most destructive, policies occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And after all, the Park Service is a government agency - who in their right mind could be surprised that they've made mistakes? Most important, he damns both the early policy of active management and the present policy of letting most things happen naturally. It's clear that no action of the Park Service could ever satisfy Chase, because he doesn't really know what he wants. Chase has no substantive alternative management policy to propose - he's simply one of those annoying people (and we all know some of them) who never have anything helpful to say but are always quick to criticize.
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Chase presents an interesting history of Yellowstone National Park and its human destroyers/protectors. Chase shows the reader how good intentions sometimes do pave the way to bad experiences and worse results. Who could have imagined a national park having fences put up to keep wild animals in? Who would have thought that park rangers would decide that the beavers' dams were too destructive? From my own travels, there is still evidence of beavers and their dams, yet at one point this was nill. That's just one example. Wolves were destroyed because they were seen as a horrible threat, yet now wolves have been reintroduced with brand new controversy. When will we stop playing God? Did we ever not play God in this/and other parks? This is a great read for someone who has interest in national parks and the salvation of these "natural lands." Read it with questions forming, and then go find other sources to answer your questions. This is just one person's research/view point, but Chase gives us a lot to consider and look into. When is it right for humans to interfere? Or is it ever right?
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Mr. Chase has written a book that should be required reading for anyone involved in natural resource management, be they agency professionals, activists, or recreationists. As a wildlife biologist, I found the book fascinating; Mr. Chase is able to investigate aspects of resource management that often go overlooked in today's media. Beyond that, Mr. Chase provides a brutally honest account of the evolution of Park Service policy. Whether you have a PhD in resource management or you love the park on a personal, more intimate level, this book is for you.
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