ELR Citation: ELR 20055
No(s). 03-35474 (9th Cir. Jul 14, 2004)

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that the U.S. Forest Service's issuance of a permit to operate a bison capture facility in Montana did not violate the ESA or NEPA. The Forest Service, along with the FWS, agreed that the facility might adversely affect certain bald eagle populations...