Court Reaffirms Ruling Against Off-Roading At Oceano Dunes Threatened Species Habitats

Federal court shutting down Oceano Dunes off-roading over endangered bird

Friends of Oceano Dunes issued a statement after a court ruled that the parks department violated the Endangered Species Act by allowing vehicles to drive on th

Court Reaffirms Ruling Against Off-Roading At Oceano Dunes Threatened Species Habitats

OCEANO, Calif. (KEYT) - A federal court has reaffirmed its ruling from last November against off-roading at Oceano Dunes. The ruling is in favor of a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity. It states that continued permitted activity in the area is still increasing the number of snowy plover deaths, a federally protected species. A conservation effort in the early 2000s from state park officials to secure Endangered Species Act inciden…