Marbled murrelets, a unique coastal bird, and their old-growth forest habitat will remain protected
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2013. A federal district court today maintained conservation protections for marbled murrelets, a unique coastal bird in the Pacific Northwest. The court rejectedthe remaining claims in a timber industry lawsuit that sought to expand logging of the seabird’s old-growth forest nesting habitat. The lawsuit was the timber industry’s fourth attempt in the past decade to eliminate protections…
