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Protecting Viable Wildlife Populations


Elk
Photo by DOE
A 1976 law requires the Forest Service to maintain viable populations of wildlife species on the national forests. In September 2004, the Bush administration rewrote rules adopted during the Reagan administation to gut what's called "viapops." In March 2007, the court ruled that the rewritten rules were invalid.
Defenders of Wildlife
Timothy Preso


Last Updated: June 30, 2010
Case Number # 9599