Legal Opinion
American Bird Conservancy v. Harvey
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 6, 2017No. 16-cv-1582 (ADSX)(AKT)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum of Decision & Order
SPATT, District Judge:
In this case, a wildlife conservation group claims that acts and omissions by the State Parks Commissioner have, led to a situation where feral cats at Jones Beach are posing a risk to a threatened species of wild bird.
The group contends that this situation violates the federal Endangered Species Act (the “Act”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., and requires remedial action to remove the cats and thereby restore suitably protective conditions for the birds.
*295Presently before the Court is a motion by the Commissioner to dismiss this action on the…
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