August 08, 2021 Clinic ‘Sacred’ elk: How California’s drought is altering the debate over Point Reyes herds
One of the plaintiffs reported finding at least 15 tule elk carcasses either stuck in mud pits in search of water, or tangled in fencing in attempts to clear the fence and look for food or water, according to Kate Barnekow, a clinical fellow at the Harvard Animal Law and Policy Clinic.
August 04, 2021 Clinic Judge denies animal clinic’s elk injunction
“It is fully within your authority to ensure that the elk survive long enough for us to address this case and for the pendency of the litigation,” the clinic’s attorney Kate Barnekow told Judge Gilliam last Friday. “We need this temporary relief to keep the elk alive.”
August 03, 2021 Clinic Park Service Avoids Order to Provide Elk Aid During Drought
An animal advocacy group and individuals lost their bid to force the National Park Service to help elk survive a drought in California pending their lawsuit, a federal court in the state ruled.
August 03, 2021 Clinic Point Reyes elk: Judge denies request for emergency food, water
In a statement published after the judge's order was released, Animal Law & Policy Clinic attorney Kate Barnekow wrote: "Asking the Court to affirmatively order the government to take action is a heavy lift, but we had to try for the sake of the animals who are suffering right now."