CONSERVATION FORCE, INC. v. JEWELL

No. 11-5316.

733 F.3d 1200 (2013)

CONSERVATION FORCE, INC., et al., Appellants v. Sally JEWELL, Secretary of the Interior, in her Official Capacity, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Jackson III argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

James S. Pew and Emma C. Cheuse were on the brief for amicus curiae Sierra Club in support of appellants.

Michael T. Gray , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GARLAND.


GARLAND, Chief Judge:

This appeal concerns the straight-horned markhor, an impressive subspecies of wild goat that inhabits an arid, mountainous region of Pakistan. Appellants are safari clubs, hunters, and international conservationists. For more than a decade, they pressed the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to take certain administrative actions regarding the markhor. They allege that the agency's failure to take those actions was — among other things...

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