title: Endangered species and the law.
abstract: Taxonomy does not deserve its reputation as an arcane science. As the following examples from ungulate taxonomy show, classification has important implications for conservation legislation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Geist
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000145:classification*; D002965:Classification; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*