The U.S. government is being sued over sea turtle protection, or rather lack thereof, by three conservation groups. The lawsuit has been filed against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over violations of the Endangered Species Act.
Three conservation groups are joining forces in the fight for endangered wildlife with the filing of a new lawsuit against the U.S. government.
Groups Oceana, The Center for Biological Diversity and the Turtle Island Restoration Network have filed a suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service today over violations of the Endangered Species Act – citing failure to meet the 12-month legal deadline for responding to three separate petitions focusing on two sea turtle species in U.S. waters off the East and West coasts.
“This is a classic example of the Fisheries Service dragging its feet,” said David Allison, senior campaign director at Oceana. “Sea turtles can’t continue to wait for these essential protections. More sea turtles will be caught and killed with each passing day, pushing them closer to extinction.”
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