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Petition to List the Giraffe Under the Endangered Species Act

About this case

Filing year
2017
Status
Listing petition submitted.
Docket number
n/a
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Agencies → USFWS
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Endangered Species Act and Other Wildlife Protection Statutes (US)
Principal law
United States → Endangered Species Act (ESA)
At issue
Request to list the giraffe under the Endangered Species Act.
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Documents

Filing Date
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04/19/2017
Listing petition submitted.
On April 19, 2017, five environmental and animal protection groups submitted a petition to the Secretary of the Interior and United States Fish and Wildlife Service requesting that the giraffe be listed under the Endangered Species Act. The petition described a number of threats to the giraffe’s survival, including climate change, which the petition said could increase the frequency and magnitude of droughts, increase bushfires, and reduce food availability.
Petition

Summary

Request to list the giraffe under the Endangered Species Act.

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Renewable energy
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