Natural History Wanderings

Lawsuit Filed  To Prevent Destruction Of Native Grasslands

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and Friends of Knowland Park (Friends) today filed a lawsuit against the Oakland Zoo and the City of Oakland. The suit raises concerns about the flawed environmental review process of the Zoo’s planned theme park. The planned expansion is to be sited on the rich, undeveloped lands of Knowland Park. The zoo expansion would destroy native grasslands and damage the habitat of the threatened Alameda whipsnake. It argues that the City violated the California Environmental Quality Act and State Planning and Zoning Law in its June 2011 approval of the Zoo’s amended development plan.

To read the full press release go to  Oakland Zoo Lawsuit Press Release