Why We’re Suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Why We’re Suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

PERC and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to challenge its reinstatement of the “blanket 4(d) rule.” This rule, which automatically applies the same strict regulations designed for endangered species to all threatened species, ignores science and undermines habitat restoration and species conservation. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was originally designed to incentivize s…