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" ...

Conservation groups Wednesday sent a formal notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to take steps to protect the pygmy rabbit, the world’s smallest rabbit, under ...

A geographic information system (GIS) model was developed for pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) habitat in southeastern Idaho. Areas of potential use by pygmy rabbits were determined from ...

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 ...

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 ...

The federal government said Tuesday it will consider endangered species protection for the pygmy rabbit, which is struggling to survive in eight Western states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

YAKIMA – The bad news is there’s one lonely rabbit in Eastern Washington. The good news: federal officials have released a plan for getting him some company. Wildlife biologists have been trying for ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. SALMON, Idaho — The hardships facing the pygmy rabbit of the western ...

EPHRATA — The 20 endangered pygmy rabbits that were reintroduced to the wild with great fanfare last month aren’t faring so well. The state says 14 of the 20 rabbits have been killed by predators.