Legal Opinion
Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. United States Forest Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 17, 2015No. 13-35624, 13-35631PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge PAEZ; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge PREGERSON.
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
In 2000, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) listed the Canada lynx, a snow-sturdy cousin to the bobcat, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. FWS designated critical habitat for the Canada lynx in 2006, but did not include any National Forest System land. Subsequently, the United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) issued standards and guidelines for. land management activities on National Forest land…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by121 opinions
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