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10 Most Recent Legal Documents

Complaint to Invalidate Catron County Ordinance Regarding Wolf Kills

Forest Guardians and Sinapu filed suit in federal district court to invalidate a Catron County ordinance that seeks to ratchet up wolf kills by authorizing county officials to remove wolves in ways and for reasons strictly prohibited by the ESA
7/25/2007

Gunnison's Prairie Dog Settlement Agreement

The Settlement Agreement issued by a D.C. federal court ordering the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue a new determination on Endangered Species Act protection for the Gunnison's prairie dog
6/29/2007

Notice of Intent to Sue for Critical Habitat for Loach Minnow and Spikedace

Forest Guardians filed a notice of intent to sue if public lands livestock grazing is not soon re-examined on over 520 miles of critical habitat for two threatened fish species.
4/23/2007

Notice of Intent to Sue Catron County New Mexico for County Ordinance Allowing Illegal Take of Mexican Gray Wolves

In response to a recently passed Catron County wolf killing ordinance, a coalition of conservation groups sent the county a formal notice of intent to sue under the Endangered Species Act.
3/19/2007

Appeal regarding Hermosa Allotment Environmental Assessment

Forest Guardians, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Southwest Environmental Law Center, and the Rewilding Institute officially appeal Gila Nat'l Forest's plan to re-open area that has been recovering for more than a decade from past cattle grazing
2/7/2007

Notices of Appeal of Forest Service's Decision to Rubberstamp Grazing

Forest Guardians and the Rewilding Institute filed appeals to the Forest Service’s decision to exclude grazing management from environmental review and public participation
11/21/2006

Smoking Gun Emails Reveal Decision to Not List Gunnison’s Prairie Dog under the Endangered Species Act Is Entirely Politically-Motivated

Emails obtained by Forest Guardians in a FOIA request show that the Gunnison's Prairie Dog was on track to be listed under the ESA until Julie McDonald at the DOI explicitly forced the Mountain-Prairie Regional office of the F&WS to reverse the decision
10/30/2006

District Court Ruling on State Petitions for Inventoried Roadless Area Management Rule

A California District Judge has ruled that the State Petitions Rule, which the Bush administration used to replace the landmark Roadless Area Conservation Rule, was adopted without the necessary environmental analysis
9/20/2006

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief for a ''nonessential and experimental'' population of Northern Aplomado Falcons in New Mexico and Arizona

This complaint opposes a reintroduction rule which removes most habitat protections under the Endangered Species Act for Aplomado Falcons in New Mexico and Arizona - all falcons within the two-state area were designated ''experimental, non-essential''
9/12/2006

Forest Guardians' Notice of Intent to File Suit Over Violations of the Endangered Species Act Regarding the 2006 Negative 90-day Finding Over the Petition to List the Gunnison's Prairie Dog

A dozen scientists, spiritual leaders, and conservation groups sent a Notice of Intent to Sue the Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency's refusal to conduct a full review over whether to list the Gunnison's prairie dog under the Endangered Species Act
8/17/2006

 

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