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| The HSUS v. Gene Merriam, Commissioner, Minnesota DNR (Minnesota lynx trapping) |
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United States District Court for the District of Minnesota |
| Plaintiff(s): |
The HSUS, Help Our Wolves Live |
| Defendant: |
Gene Merriam, Commissioner, Minnesota DNR |
| HSUS Counsel: |
Rebecca Judd, Jonathan Lovvorn |
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Faegre & Benson |
| Status: |
Completed |
Action under the Endangered Species Act challenging State trapping program that kills and injures federally-protected Canada lynx. The court recently entered the parties’ settlement agreement, which requires the DNR to develop a Habitat Conservation Plan and seek an incidental take permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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