Activists say the rule that hunters must know they are killing a protected animal allows the Justice Department to abdicate prosecution.
Environmental groups are taking the Justice Department to court over a policy that prohibits prosecuting individuals who kill endangered wildlife unless it can be proved that they knew they were targeting a protected animal.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/Ni63SZMgeXw/la-me-0530-endangered-species-lawsuit-20130530,0,2936416.story
Environmental groups are taking the Justice Department to court over a policy that prohibits prosecuting individuals who kill endangered wildlife unless it can be proved that they knew they were targeting a protected animal.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/Ni63SZMgeXw/la-me-0530-endangered-species-lawsuit-20130530,0,2936416.story
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