The Arizona Cattle Growers Association gave a request that argued the United States Fish and Wildlife Service illegally selected landscapes comprising no owls as occupied areas, essential habitat, and that the Fish and Wildlife Service planned the monetary effects of the classification by placing an closed down starting point method. The court refuted both allegations, withdrawing the spotted owl’s habitat security in place. The Mexican Spotted Owl was listed under the ESA in 1993. The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the FWS multiple times over to create safeguards essential to enabling recovery for the Mexican Spotted Owl.
