ONE FISH, TWO FISH, MORE FISH, NO WATER: GRANTING AN EXEMPTION UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT DUE TO ECONOMIC WOES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA

摘要

Water is the life blood of all species that occupy this earth. Water quenches thirst, provides the means necessary to create food, and, for some species, water is necessary to breathe. Water is the most valuable of all natural resources that man consumes.' Unfortunately, disputes can arise between humans with an ever-growing realization that water as a resource is limited, and sometimes conflicts arise between man and the plant species and the animal species with which we share this valuable resource. While humans can voice their demands and needs related to water allocation, other species are not, by nature, given a voice to express their conflicting demands.