WildEarth Guardians v. Zinke

Three lawsuits were filed in the federal district court for the District of Montana challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS's) decision to designate a Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear distinct population segment (DPS) and FWS’s related determination that the DPS was recovered and did not qualify as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. In its lawsuit, WildEarth Guardians contended that the FWS’s assessment of threats to the DPS was inadequate due to, among other reasons, its failure to account for climate change impacts on the grizzly bear’s habitat and food sources.