Suit Filed to Jumpstart ESA Listing for American Pika

Earthjustice attorneys again trying to use (California) ESA to regulate global warming

Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity announced yesterday that they have filed a lawsuit in California state court against the California Fish and Game Commission, for its refusal to list the American Pika (which I have a soft spot for, because it is a lagomorph) under the California Endangered Species Act. The groups' theory is that the pika is threatened by the effects of global warming in California. The Commission rejected their petition once, and they succeeded in getting the decision remanded for reconsideration. This appeal is the groups' second.

[Ed's note: The animal pictured here is a lagomorph, but not a pika.]