United States Fifth Circuit

The 50 CFR 402.02 requirement that an action affect both survival and recovery conflicts with the Endangered Species Act, which requires consultation where an action affects recovery alone; it is not necessary for an action to affect the survival of a species.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2001
• Published 03/15/2001

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Baxter Wiygul (argued), EarthJustice Legal Defense Fund, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David C. Shilton (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.