They want to pave paradise and put up a Walmart. At least, according to Palm beach County and and the development company, Ram Reality, if they get their way.

The plan included building a 147,000 square foot Walmart, over 900 apartments, and a parking lot. It was submitted by the County and Ram Reality and has come under a lot of scrutiny. Environmentalists say the plan does not protect the rare wildlife located on the Pine Rockland.

“To learn they got so much cleared in such little time is discouraging,” said Jaclyn Lopez, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, one environmental group suing to stop the work.

Pine Rockland is the rarest forest biome in South Florida. With only 3,700 acres left in South Florida, it’s one of the most imperiled landscapes in the world. The vast savana that once covered SF is home to more than ten native animal species, including several endangered species, like the Miami Tiger beetle, the Bald Eagle, and the Indigo snake. Only 2 percent remain.

Only 2 percent of the vast savanna that once covered South Florida remains, the land also remains home to more than.

That plan was recently challenged in court, by two lawsuits, one state, and one federal. Both are expected to challenge the development of over 138 acres of land, predominantly Pine Rockland, one of the most endangered forests biomes in the world.

The plan splits over 90 acres of land that is scattered over 138 acres near the Miami Zoo. The preserve would instead be turned into two 20-acre preserves connected by a pathway and a mall in the middle.

The suits caused local Miami District Judge Ursula Ungaro to issue an order to halt any clearing of the planned development area. At least until the suit has been decided on. While this remains a victory for neighbors and environmentalists, some land was still teared up in the three days the order was not in effect. And there is still ways to go legally in order for the Pine Rocklands to remain protected.

The plan now has both a federal lawsuit, and a lawsuit filed by locals in State court. The Federal lawsuit plans to challenge the development plan on the basis of protecting rare species that were not accounted for by Federal Wildlife services, while the state lawsuit plans on challenging the misleading description, saying that the plan did not mention the parking lot, or shopping centers.