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Palila versus N.R.A.

Author:
Turner, Tom
Title:
Palila versus N.R.A.
Periodical:
Mother Earth News
Year:
1988
Volume:
114
Pages:
126
Subject:
Palila Loxioides bailleui Lawsuits Sierra Club Mammalian Predation Mamane-naio forest
Summary:
This document covers the history and implications of a lawsuit that was filed by the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund on behalf of the palila, an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper bird, in an effort to prevent the mouflon sheep from further damaging the mamane forest in which this bird feeds, nests, and relies on for shelter. The reaction of the National Rifle Association is given.
Label:
Birds - Palila
Collection:
Periodicals