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Protecting Viable Wildlife Populations

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NFMA Motion to Dismiss
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Wildlife Protections Complaint
(Legal Document)
 

Case Number # 9599

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

Press Releases

Obama Administration Unveils Plan To Manage National Forest Streams, Watersheds and Wildlife
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Draft rule lacks hard and fast guidance to ensure protection of water and watersheds
Bush Administration Abandons Efforts to Undermine Wildlife Protections in National Forests
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
U.S. Forest Service and timber industry drop appeals of District Court decision
Bush Administration Challenged Over Abandonment of Wildlife Protections
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
A return to the days of localized extinction in America's national forests