Endangered species recovery : finding the lessons, improving the process / edited by Tim W. Clark, Richard P. Reading, Alice L. Clarke.

Outgrowth of a conference held at the University of Michigan, Jan. 8-9, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Endangered species act : its history, provisions, and effectiveness / J. Alan Clark -- Northern spotted owl : an indicator of the importance of sociopolitical context / Steven L. Yaffee -- Black-footed ferret recovery program : unmasking professional and organizational weaknesses / Richard P. Reading and Brian J. Miller / Yellowstone grizzly bear recovery program : uncertain information, uncertain policy / David J. Mattson and John J. Craighead -- Florida manatee recovery program : organizational learning and a model for improving recovery programs / Richard L. Wallace -- Red-cockaded woodpecker recovery program : professional obstacles to cooperation / Jerome A. Jackson -- California condor recovery program : problems in organization and execution / Noel F. R. Snyder --

Florida panther recovery program : an organizational failure of the endangered species act / Ken Alvarez -- Candidate and sensitive species programs : lessons for cost-effective conservation / Craig R. Groves -- Australian eastern barred bandicoot recovery program : evaluation and reorganization / Gary N. Backhouse, Tim W. Clark, and Richard P. Reading -- Conservation science perspective : conceptual and experimental improvements / Steven C. Minta and Peter M. Kareiva -- Conflict management perspective : applying the principles of alternative dispute resolution / Julia M. Wondolleck, Steven L. Yaffee, and James E. Crowfoot -- Organizational perspective : designing recovery reams from the inside out / Ron Westrum -- Professional perspective : improving problem solving, communication, and effectiveness / Tim W. Clark and Richard P. Reading -- Sociological perspective : valuational, socioeconomic, and organizational factors / Stephen R. Kellert -- Policy sciences perspective : improving implementation / Garry D. Brewer and Tim W. Clark.