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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. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that the coastal subspecies was actually a subspecies. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing that FWS did not properly assess the subspecies issue.

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Bird Litigation: Hindsight and the California Condor

10,000 Birds

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the 1980s to be part of a captive breeding program. 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). Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.