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DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE v. SALAZAR

No. 10-5144.

651 F.3d 112 (2011)

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, et al., Appellants v. Kenneth Lee SALAZAR, in his Official Capacity as Secretary of the Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 3, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Preso argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Douglas L. Honnold and Sean M. Helle.   Sierra B. Weaver entered an appearance.

Mark R. Haag, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for federal appellees. With him on the brief was Robert H. Oakley, Attorney.

James Kaste, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Wyoming, was on the brief for intervenor State of Wyoming in support of federal appellees. R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

As required by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service devised a plan to manage the elk and bison populations in the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park. Part of this plan includes ending the longstanding agency practice of feeding these animals during the winter. The Defenders of Wildlife challenge the plan...

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