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28 paź 2022 · In September, the California Supreme Court left in place a lower-court decision holding that bees are fish—at least for the purpose of protecting them under California’s endangered species...
The court is determining if the California Fish and Game Commission exceeded its authority by designating four species of bumble bees as candidate species for listing under the California Endangered Species Act.
6 cze 2022 · A fishy ruling from California: A California court has ruled bees can legally be considered fish under specific circumstances. The ruling, released May 31, reversed an earlier judgment...
In September, the California Supreme Court left in place a lower-court decision holding that bees are fish—at least for the purpose of protecting them under California’s endangered species law. This article discusses the court decision and what it means for protecting insects and biodiversity under state laws.
28 paź 2022 · Addresses how bumble bees are technically protected in the California Endangered Species Act as the it protects “invertebrates” as “fish.” Discusses the climate change crisis as a contributor to plummeting biodiversity.
But the California Fish and Game Code includes an expansive definition of fish: “a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, [or] amphibian.” Because bumblebees, like all insects, are invertebrates, the court concluded that they could be protected under CESA.
6 cze 2022 · Bees are now legally considered fish in California under the state’s endangered species law, an appeals court in Sacramento ruled. The 1970 act explicitly protected “fish,” which were initially defined as invertebrates.
