23—Cold Mountain Cold Rivers Complaint
(20)(E); See also Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council,
490 U.S. 332, 350, 109 S.Ct. 1835, 1843 (1989);see also
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. United States Forest Serv., 177 F.3d
800, 814 (9thCir. 1999). The environmental analysis in this
case is fundamentally flawed, because it fails to address all of
the impacts associated with the operation of the Horse Butte
Bison Capture facility, including the direct and cumulative
impacts of this project that is authorized for ten (10) years.
The use of helicopters or other aircraft for hazing was never
addressed in the EA, and the current extent and use of
snowmobiles in the eagle closure areas was not adequately
analyzed. Further, there has been no analysis for Canada Lynx,
which have since been listed as threatened pursuant to the
COUNT THREE—MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT
The preceding paragraphs are hereby realleged as if
set forth in full hereunder.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 703
et seq. and 50 C.F.R. § 10.12-13, prohibits the “taking” of
migratory birds. The trumpeter swan is a migratory bird
protected by the MBTA pursuant to 50 C.F.R. § 10.13. Defendants
actions, particularly the use of helicopters, have directly