ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20318
No(s). 08-764 (D.D.C. Oct 17, 2011) (Sullivan, J.)

A district court upheld the FWS's determination that sport-hunted polar bear trophies may no longer be imported into the United States under the Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA) as of the effective date of the ESA listing rule for the species. In May 2008, the FWS determined threatened status fo...