A federal judge has dismissed a PEER-led lawsuit and upheld a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to remove the Louisiana black bear from endangered species status.
PEER and a coalition of groups including the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, the Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association, and the Sierra Club had challenged the FWS’s decision on the grounds that the bear is still in danger of extinction from illegal hunting, vehicle strikes, and habitat loss.