FRANKS v. SALAZAR

Civil Action No. 09-0942 (RCL).

816 F.Supp.2d 49 (2011)

Lawrence A. FRANKS, Steve Sellers, George J. Brown, Charles F. Robbins, Jesse R. Flowers, Jr., Jack Atcheson, and Conservation Force, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Ken SALAZAR, Secretary, United States Secretary of Interior, Rowan Gould, Acting Director of United States Fish & Wildlife Service, and United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

October 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Jackson, III , Conservation Force, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiffs.

Robert Pendleton Williams , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

Thrill-seeking safari hunters willingly pay thousands of dollars for the privilege of shooting an African elephant. Sport hunting is legal in many African countries and can often benefit threatened elephant populations where the practice is carefully managed and revenue from hunting licenses is recycled into conservation programs. Without an effective wildlife management plan, however, the haphazard sport...

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