Legal Opinion
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation v. Babbitt
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 13, 2000No. 97-8127, 98-8000, 98-8007, 98-8008, 98-8009, 98-8011PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals stem from three separate challenges to the Department of Interior’s (“Department”) final rules governing the reintroduction of a nonessential experimental population of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park (“Yellowstone”) and central Idaho. The district court consolidated the challenges and struck down the wolf reintroduction rules, concluding they (1) are contrary to Congress’ clear intent under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1539(j), to prevent lessening the protection afforded to naturally occurring, individual…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Colorado Environmental Coalition v. DombeckCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by30 opinions
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