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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ↗

3:08-cv-000265D. Alaska2 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
05/18/2009
Settlement Agreement
Settlement agreement approved.
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The federal district court for the District of Alaska approved a settlement pursuant to which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to make a preliminary decision by September 2009 regarding whether the Pacific walrus should be formally reviewed for potential listing under the Endangered Species Act.
12/03/2008
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to issue a decision regarding CBD's petition to list the Pacific walrus as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act because of climate change. CBD submitted its petition in February 2008.