Fund for Animals v. Jones

MEMORANDUM OPINION

URBINA, District Judge.

Denying the Federal Dependants’ Motion to Dismiss; Denying the Interve-nor Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves nothing less than the history of the American West. In this chapter, the court addresses the delicate task of balancing environmental protection concerns with the stark fact that as time goes by, there is less and less room for the buffalo to roam.

The plaintiffs, the Fund for Animals and three individuals,, have sued the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the United States Forest…