United States Ninth Circuit

Under 16 USC 1532(6) of the Endangered Species Act, a determination of whether a species is threatened "throughout a significant portion of its range" may include populations on private land even if large numbers live on public land.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/09/2001
• Decided 07/31/2001
• Published 07/31/2001

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  TROTT, THOMAS, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Neil Levine, Earthlaw, Denver, Colorado, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert H. Oakley and Andrew Mergen, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellees.