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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

10,000 Birds

As a result, the bird has a long history with the Endangered Species Act. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing that FWS did not properly assess the subspecies issue. But its U.S. What was once sage scrub is now suburbs and highways. A critical aspect of the listing was a finding by the U.S.

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Bird Litigation: Hindsight and the California Condor

10,000 Birds

The arguments were framed by legal standards under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). Thus, on February 3, 1986, the district court agreed with Audubon and enjoined FWS from capturing the remaining condors. FWS appealed to the U.S.