WEST PALM BEACH, FL (March 12, 2009) – Three environmental groups said Thursday they intend to sue the federal government over claims it violated the Endangered Species Act by failing to meet a deadline to complete reviews of rare sea turtles.
The Tucson, Ariz.-based Center for Biological Diversity, Washington, D.C.-based Oceana and the Turtle Island Restoration Network in the San Francisco Bay area claim the National Marine Fisheries Service did not meet a 12-month deadline to complete the research after receiving petitions in 2007 seeking reviews of loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles.
The groups, which want greater federal protections for the turtles, said they filed 60-day notices of intent to sue Thursday.
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