Which of the following would not be an example of a common pool problem?
A)Oil reserves located under several separately owned parcels of land.
B)Buffalo nearly becoming extinct during the 1800s in the United States.
C)Rhino being poached for their horn in many African countries.
D)The grass is dying from overuse at a local dog park created by a local nonprofit.

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The situation described in D is a tragedy of the commons, not a common pool problem. A common pool problem involves a shared resource, where individual users can each take from the resource until it is depleted, without any regard for the impact of their actions on others. In contrast, the grass being overused in a particular dog park is an issue that can be addressed by the organization that owns and manages the park, and does not involve the unrestricted use of a shared resource. A, B, and C all involve common pool problems because they involve resources (oil, buffalo, rhino) that are difficult to manage because they span multiple jurisdictions or are owned by multiple parties.

Which of the Following Would Not Be an Example of a Common