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 ...

In a move for conservation efforts in Washington State, the Nature Conservancy has transferred ownership of the 9,000-acre Beezley Hills Preserve to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The ...

Nov. 7—QUINCY — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will add drones to its list of tools to monitor pygmy rabbit populations in Central Washington. Drone flights will start in December and ...

Conservation organizations plan to sue the federal government for failing to decide whether tiny rabbits found in Idaho and neighboring states deserve endangered or threatened species protections, ...

DENVER— Conservation groups today 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, ...

In today's release, the USFWS noted that ''the pygmy rabbit may warrant federal protection as a threatened or endangered species.'' The announcement relates to pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) ...

It’s estimated the earth has anywhere from 5.3 million to 1 trillion different species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature discovered just over 31,000 of these species are threatened ...

CASPER — Weighing less than 1 pound, with short ears, little legs and an endearingly “scampering gait,” the pygmy rabbit is the smallest rabbit species in America. Worryingly, though, its population ...

A number of rabbits died in an outbreak early this year, but that is thought to have been due to coronavirus infection. ''We euthanized Onyx earlier (clinically) than some of the other rabbits we've ...

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" ...

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is taking steps to study the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits. Researchers plan to use drones to observe the rabbits' ...

SALT LAKE CITY — 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 ...