Atchafalaya Basinkeeper v. Bernhardt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ATCHAFALAYA BASINKEEPER, CIVIL ACTION ET AL. VERSUS DAVID BERNHARDT, ET AL. NO. 20-00651-BAJ-EWD RULING AND ORDER In 1992, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) listed the Louisiana Black Bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In 2016, the Service delisted the bear after determining that its population had recovered and was no longer threatened. Plaintiffs, a collection of non-profit organizations and individuals who assert an interest in the Louisiana Black Bear and its habitat, dispute the…