Are you in favor of using forests of the pacific northwest to preserve the northern spotted owl,even at the cost of lost jobs,mill closures,depleted tax revenues, underfunded libraries, closed schools, and many personal hardships?

M5 – Case Study Assignment
Black and white photo image of young woman writing at deskCase Study Assignment
Read the contents of the case study, Owls, Loggers and Old-Growth Forests in chapter 13 and answer questions 1, 3, 5.
1. Are you in favor of using forests of the pacific northwest to preserve the northern spotted owl,even at the cost of lost jobs,mill closures,depleted tax revenues, underfunded libraries, closed schools, and many personal hardships?
3)When government prohibits logging near spotted owl nests on private land, does this violate rights given the landowners by the takings clause of the fifth amendment? should owners of private timberland be compensated by the government for their losses? would it be fair to shift the burden of species protection to taxpayers?
5) Should enforcement of the endangered species act be made more flexible? Or should it tighten to protect spotted owls and other endangered species more? Required Course Materials

George A. Steiner and John F. Steiner (2009). Business, Government and Society: A Managerial Perspective Text and Cases. Twelfth Edition. McGraw-Hill Irwin Publishers.Module 5 – Chapters 10, 13, 14 please use as a reference.

Access to some or all of the following: Business Week, Forbes Magazine, The Economist and Wall Street Journal.

Texts and additional course materials will provide you with the foundation readings for this course. In addition to the required texts, you will read articles and other online materials.