SIERRA CLUB v. CLARK

Nos. Civ. 5-83-254, 5-78-66.

577 F.Supp. 783 (1984)

SIERRA CLUB and Defenders of Wildlife, Plaintiffs, v. William P. CLARK as Secretary of the Interior and The Department of Interior, Defendants. The FUND FOR ANIMALS, INC., Friends of Animals and Their Environment (FATE), Wild Canid Research and Survival Center, Wildlife Education Program for a Living Future, North American Wildlife Park Foundation, Inc., Sierra Club, Help Our Wolves Live, Inc., International Fund for Animal Welfare, Defenders of Wildlife, Animal Welfare Institute, Humane Society of the United States, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, International Ecology Society, Animal Rights Coalition, and National Audubon Society, Plaintiffs, v. William P. CLARK as Secretary of the Interior, G. Ray Arnett as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Robert A. Jantzen as Director, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Harvey K. Nelson as Regional Director, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, The Department of Interior and The United States of America, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Fifth Division.

January 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian B. O'Neill, Steven C. Schroer and Amy B. Bromberg, Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiffs.

James M. Rosenbaum, U.S. Atty. by Jon M. Hopeman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for defendants.


MILES W. LORD, Chief Judge.

Much controversy has arisen in past years concerning the survival and prosperity of the Eastern Timber Wolf in northern Minnesota. This case is no exception. Plaintiffs, groups of conservation-minded citizens, have filed suit to prevent the implementation of new government regulations which would permit, among other things, a limited sport season on the wolf. However, the Eastern Timber Wolf...

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