Palila v. Hawaii Dep't of Land & Natural Resources
ELR Citation: ELR 20514 No(s). 78-0030 (D. Haw. Nov 18, 1986)
The court holds that Hawaii's maintenance of mouflon sheep in the critical habitat of an endangered species constitutes a taking under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The court first rules that the definition of harm in the ESA prohibits activities that significantly modify or degrade a habitat re...