{"product_id":"predatory-bureaucracy-michael-robinson-9780870818196","title":"Predatory Bureaucracy: The Extermination of Wolves and the Transformation of the West","description":"\u003ci\u003ePredatory Bureaucracy\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive history of America's wolves and our policies toward predators. Tracking wolves from the days of the conquistadors to the present, author Michael Robinson shows that their story merges with that of the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey. This federal agency was chartered to research insects and birds but - because of various pressures - morphed into a political powerhouse dedicated to killing wolves and other wildlife.\u003cp\u003eRobinson follows wolves' successful adaptation to the arrival of explorers, mountain men, and bounty hunters, through their disastrous century-long entanglement with the federal government. He shares the parallel story of the Biological Survey's rise, detailing the personal, social, geographic, and political forces that allowed it to thrive despite opposition from hunters, animal lovers, scientists, environmentalists, and presidents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFederal predator control nearly eliminated wolves throughout the United States and Mexico and radically changed American lands and wildlife populations. It undercut the livelihoods of countless homestead families in order to benefit an emerging western elite of livestock owners. The extermination of predators led to problems associated with prey overpopulation, but, as Robinson reveals, extermination and control programs still continue. \u003ci\u003ePredatory Bureaucracy\u003c\/i\u003e will fascinate readers interested in wildlife, ecosystems, agriculture, and environmental politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870818198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870818196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.42w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 1851","brand":"Michael Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829322445055,"sku":"9780870818196","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08404157-1a18-424d-8ab6-74e14ce160b6.jpg?v=1708450466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/predatory-bureaucracy-michael-robinson-9780870818196","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}