Legal Opinion
Safari Club International v. Salazar
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 1, 2013No. Nos. 11-5219, 11-5221, 11-5222, 11-5223PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:
In 2005, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the Secretary of the Interi- or and the Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS” or “agency”) to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA” or “Act”). When a species such as the polar bear is listed as either “threatened” or “endangered” under the Act, it is then subject to a host of protective measures designed to conserve the species. After a three-year rulemaking process, FWS found that, due to the effects of global climate change, the polar bear is likely to become an endangered species and face…
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