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Oct 31 2024 Conservationists win black-footed ferret plan appeal for Thunder Basin National Grassland
The appeals court found, among other things, that Thunder Basin administrators failed to consider a “reasonable range” of alternatives. -
Oct 30 2024 Conservationists win black-footed ferret plan appeal for Thunder Basin National Grassland
The appeals court found, among other things, that Thunder Basin administrators failed to consider a “reasonable range” of alternatives. “[N]one of the action alternatives focused on strategies that would expand [black-tailed prairie dog] acreage objectives or limit livestock grazing allotments,” the appeals panel wrote. The federal agency didn’t explain its reasoning or why it found that grazing reductions were outside the scope of its review.