ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20211
No(s). 12-111 (D.D.C. Sep 5, 2013) (Bates, J.)

A district court upheld critical habitat protections for the marbled murrelet, a small seabird found in the Pacific Northwest that nests in old-growth forests. FWS designated critical habitat for the tri-state population of marbled murrelets in 1996. In 2010, FWS determined that delisting the murrel...