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Wildlife Research Guide

General

For general legal resources in the HSU Library see the General Legal Materials: Secondary Sources and Environmental/Natural Resources Law research guides (see links below).

Federal Laws and Regulations

For Federal statutory, case and administrative law in the HSU Library see General Legal Materials: Primary Sources(link below).

  • AZA Manual of Federal Wildlife Regulations (American Zoo and Aquarium Association) 1994 (ref KF 5640 A913)
  • Controlled Wildlife: a Three-Volume Guide to U.S. Wildlife Laws and Permit Procedures(Association of Systematics Association) 1983-1985 (ref KF 5640 E77)
  • Endangered and Other Protected Species: Federal Law and Regulations (Littell) 1992 (ref KF 5640 L57 1992)
  • Endangered Species Act: History, Conservation, Biology & Public Policy (Czech & Krausman) 2001 (KF 5640 C99 2001)
  • Evolution of National Wildlife Law (Bean & Rowland) 1997 (ref KF 5640 B4 1997)
  • Federal Wildlife Laws Handbook with Related Laws (Musgrave) 1998 (ref KF 5640 F43 1998) The Table of Contents is available at Federal Wildlife and Related Laws Handbook (University of New Mexico Center for Wildlife Law) along with Chapter 4 "Statute Summaries."(see link below)
  • "Game; Conservation and Preservation of Wildlife" in Corpus Juris Secundum (KF 54 C6) Article in authoritative encyclopedia restating US law as derived from statutory and case law.
  • Guide to the Federal and California Endangered Species Laws (Mueller) 1994 (ref KF 5640 M84 1994)
  • Marine Mammal Commission Compendium of Selected Treaties, International Agreements, and other Relevant Documents on Marine Resources, Wildlife, and the Environment(Wallace) 1994 (Docs Y 3 M33/3:2 771) Includes over 400 treaties and international agreements.

International

  • International Wildlife Law: An Analysis of International Treaties Concerned with the Conservation of Wildlife (Lyster) 1985 (K 3525 L97 1985)

California Laws and Regulations

  • For California statutory, case and administration law in the HSU Library see General Legal Materials: Primary Sources(link below).
  • California Fish & Game Code (California Department of Fish & Game) annual (Cal Doc L 400 F71c)
  • Guide to the Federal and California Endangered Species Laws (Mueller) 1994 (ref KF 5640 M84 1994)
  • "Wildlife Conservation Law in California: From Bag Limits to Biodiversity" (Smith and Maffitt) pp 32-41 IN Life on the Edge: a Guide to California's Endangered Natural Resources: Wildlife(Thelander) 1994 (Ref QL 84.22 C2 L54 1994) Essay covering the development of wildlife law in California. Includes table of major events and legislation in federal and California wildlife law.

Other States