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Arizona group sues Game and Fish, saying agency had no permit to trap jaguar
An Arizona-based environmental group filed suit against the Arizona Game and Fish Department in U.S. District Court in Tucson on Sept. 24, claiming the agency lacked a necessary permit to capture jaguars.
Appeals court blocks BLM-Asarco land swap
A federal appeals court ruled Sept. 14 that a proposed land exchange between the federal Bureau of Land Management and copper miner Asarco LLC violates environmental laws. The ruling in the lawsuit filed by three environmental groups in 2001 overturns a lower court decision backing the exchange long sought by Asarco.
Environmental group plans to sue over jaguar capture
A Southwest environmental group put the Arizona Game and Fish Department on notice it intends to file a lawsuit over a jaguar capture that might have contributed to the animal’s death.
