ELR Citation: ELR 20034
No(s). 04-35860 (9th Cir. Feb 2, 2007)

The court upheld the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS') decision not to classify the western gray squirrel in Washington State as an endangered distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Because the ESA does not expressly define "distinct population segment," the ...