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The dusky gopher frog lives in a delicate ecological balance. It spends most of its life in the forest, underground. To breed, however, it heads to “ephemeral” ponds —small bodies of water that exist only during rainy seasons. Because these ponds are temporary, they contain no predatory fish, making them a safe place to lay eggs in safety. The species once lived across a three-State region in the southern United States. Due to habitat destruction from human development, however, the number of frogs dwindled down to a few hundred in Mississippi. In 2001, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)…
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Foreword
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Inside the Court
Indian Rights, Death Penalty, and Double Jeopardy on the Docket
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Defining Critical Habitats
Overview of Federal Law and Policy
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Lower Court Holding in Weyerhaeuser v. FWS
Decision of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
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Before the Court in Weyerhaeuser v. FWS
The Justices Weigh in on Critical Habitats for Endagered Species
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Pro & Con
Does the Endangered Species Act Allow the Fish and Wildlife Service to Designate Land a “Critical Habitat” for a Species If It Can No Longer Live There?
