由于未能保护危物种, 法院宣布全国森林砍伐计划无效. Court voids NC forest logging plan for failing to protect endangered species.

美国国家森林管理局违反了危物种法令, 在此之后, 北卡罗来纳州的一家联邦法院取消了2024年南塔哈拉-皮斯加国家森林的伐木计划. A federal court in North Carolina has voided a 2024 logging plan for the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests after ruling that the U.S. Forest Service violated the Endangered Species Act. 根据环保组织的诉讼, 该计划依赖于不准确的数据, 并未充分保护临灭绝的蝙蝠和其他野生动物的重要生态环境. The decision, following a lawsuit by environmental groups, found the plan relied on inaccurate data and failed to adequately protect critical habitats for endangered bats and other wildlife. 联邦政府现在必须制定一个符合环境法规的新计划. The federal government must now create a new plan that complies with environmental laws.