Description: Challenge to federal defendants’ decision to continue a predator damage management program in Montana.
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WildEarth Guardians v. Bucknall
Case Documents:
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 01/18/2023 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Plaintiffs Challenged Predator Removal Project in Montana. A lawsuit filed in the federal district court for the District of Montana challenged federal defendants’ decision to continue a predator damage management program in Montana that would result in the killing of native predators, including grizzly bears, which are listed as threatened in the contiguous United States. The plaintiffs’ allegations included that the defendants failed to take into account threats to the grizzly bear, including climate change. The complaint asserted claims under the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.