Friends of Animals v. Zinke

UNITED STATES I)ISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) FRIENDS OF ANIMALS, ) ' et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 17-cv-2530-RCL ) RYAN ZINKE, in his official capacity as ) Secretary of the United States Departnient of ) lnterior, et al., ) ) Defendants, ) ) and ) ) SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL, et al., ) ) Defendant~lntervenors ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION in Fall 2017, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (the “Service”) issued a new finding with respect to African elephants in Zirnbabwe, detennining that the permitted hunting of these elephants Will enhance the survival of the species,…