The Center for Biological Diversity says it’s suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect endangered animals from expanded hunting and fishing on national wildlife refuges.
The Trump administration last year opened up 2.3 million acres to hunting and fishing across 147 refuges and national fish hatcheries.
The suit claims grizzly bears, jaguars, ocelots and whooping cranes are harmed by the use of lead ammunition and tackle along with increased traffic, noise and other impacts.
Fish and Wildlife in 2016 ordered a phase-out of the use of lead on national wildlife refuges by 2023 but it was rescinded by the Trump administration.
The Center says among the species threatened by lead poisoning are jaguars in the Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Arizona.