Tag Archives: Alaska

Ninth Circuit Holds ESA Listing of Arctic Ringed Seal Is Not Arbitrary and Capricious Despite Lack of Existing Quantitative Data

By Nossaman LLP on Posted in Conservation, Court Decisions, Listing, National Marine Fisheries Service
On February 12, 2018, in Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. National Marine Fisheries Service, Case No. 16-35380, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a 2016 decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska that vacated a final regulation listing the Arctic subspecies of ringed seal (Phoca hispida hispida, Phoca … Continue Reading

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Concludes Northern Wolf Species Doesn’t Merit Listing

By Ben Rubin on Posted in Fish & Wildlife Service, Listing
On January 6, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued its 12-month finding on the petition to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf (Canis lupus ligoni) as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, concluding that listing the wolf species throughout all or a significant portion of its range “is not warranted … Continue Reading
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