PALILA v. HAWAII DEPT. OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES

No. 79-4636.

639 F.2d 495 (1981)

PALILA, (Psittirostra bailleui), an endangered species et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin P. Watson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellants.

Michael R. Sherwood, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Inc., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SKOPIL, FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges.


SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

This action was brought on behalf of an endangered bird, the Palila, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. (1974). The district court held that no disputed material facts existed and that the State of Hawaii's game management practices involving feral goats and sheep in the Palila's habitat constituted an unlawful "taking" as defined by the Act. 471 F.Supp. 985<...

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