The following excerpt is from National Wildlife Fed. v. Nat'l Marine Fish. Serv., 422 F.3d 782 (9th Cir. 2005):
The issuance of a biological opinion is considered a final agency action, and therefore subject to judicial review. Bennett v. Spear, 520 U.S. 154, 178, 117 S.Ct. 1154, 137 L.Ed.2d 281 (1997); Ariz. Cattle Growers' Ass'n, 273 F.3d at 1235.
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