Habitat for the pygmy rabbit, a furry denizen of the West’s sagebrush steppes, is in such rapid decline that the species warrants federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, several ...

BOISE, Idaho— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the pygmy rabbit may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The pygmy rabbit is the world’s smallest rabbit and is ...

Jun. 3—OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comment on an updated recovery plan for pygmy rabbit populations in Central Washington. The "draft status report" ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (CN) - Weighing less than 1 pound and smaller than 1 foot long, the Pygmy rabbit is the focus of a grudge match between environmentalists and Uncle Sam, in a fight that may determine ...

EPHRATA — Wildlife experts are making one last effort to save the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, believed extinct in the wild since mid-2004. The pygmy rabbit is the smallest rabbit in North ...

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A necropsy showed likely mycobacterial granulomas ''glued to his ribs,'' according to Oregon Zoo vet Lisa Harrenstien, ''and his knee (and his elbow as a surprise) had similar masses,'' she wrote in ...

Small enough to fit in your hand, pygmy rabbits are the world’s smallest rabbit. They’re also the only North American rabbits who dig their own burrows. They need continuous expanses of sagebrush for ...

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The hardships facing the pygmy rabbit of the western United States don't warrant protections under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Meet the pygmy rabbit, the smallest of the species of rabbits and hares ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has found that the pygmy rabbit is not endangered, because the statistical methods used in the petition requesting protection are not accurate ...