Palila v. Hawaii Dep't of Land & Natural Resources
ELR Citation: ELR 20426 No(s). 78-0030 (D. Haw. Jun 8, 1979)
The court issues a declaratory judgment that defendants are "taking" endangered wildlife in violation of §9 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 by maintaining feral sheep and goat populations for sport hunting which are destroying the critical habitat of the Palila, an endangered bird, on the upp...