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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 18 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS; WESTERN No. 23-35352

WATERSHEDS PROJECT;

WILDERNESS WATCH; FRIENDS OF D.C. No. 1:19-cv-00203-CWD

THE CLEARWATER,

Plaintiffs-Appellants, MEMORANDUM*

v.

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE;

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE

SERVICE,

Defendants-Appellees,

STATE OF WYOMING; IDAHO FISH

AND GAME COMMISSION,

Intervenor-Defendants- Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho Candy W. Dale, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 22, 2024 Anchorage, Alaska

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 1 Before: BYBEE, FRIEDLAND, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

This case involves regulation of the use of bait in hunting as it impacts

grizzly bears inhabiting the national forests in Idaho and Wyoming. Plaintiffs are a

group of environmental organizations; defendants are the U.S. Forest Service

(“Forest…