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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to stop the killing of thousands of wild pigs on Santa Cruz Island as part of an effort to protect endangered island foxes.
U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian said in a ruling Tuesday he disagreed with a claim that the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy rushed to eradicate the animals before developing an environmental plan.
The organizations, which co-own the island, say the pigs are causing erosion, uprooting native plants and helping spread invasive species.
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