ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20350
No(s). 10-2130-PHX-DGC (D. Ariz. Nov 30, 2011) (Campbell)

A district court set aside and remanded the FWS' 12-month finding that the desert bald eagle does not qualify as a distinct population segment (DPS) of bald eagles entitled to statutory protection under the ESA. In 2004, an environmental group petitioned the FWS to list desert eagles as a DPS, but t...