Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. United States Forest Service

ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20114
No(s). 13-35624, -35631 (9th Cir. Jun 17, 2015)

The Ninth Circuit held that the U.S. Forest Service violated ESA §7 when it failed to reinitiate consultation after FWS designated critical habitat for the Canada lynx on National Forest land. In 2006, FWS designated critical habitat for the Canada lynx that did not include any National Forest land...