The world’s smallest rabbit is at the center of a new legal fight that conservation groups say could have broad implications for sagebrush ecosystems across the Mountain West.

"Hopefully, our lawsuit will compel them to address pygmy rabbit populations." ...

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 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - One of Washington state's cutest native mammals is in danger. A project that began this month could show drones are a vital tool in preserving them. The Columbia Basin population of ...

SALT LAKE CITY— Conservation organizations submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today requesting protection of pygmy rabbits under the Endangered Species Act. The rabbits ...

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 ...

Environmental groups sue over endangered pygmy rabbit protections, Nevada's oldest rural schoolhouse closes after 113 years, a new generic drug pilot rolls out for rural hospitals, and more.

EPHRATA - It's Easter, but don't mention that famous egg-hiding bunny to pygmy rabbit savior Penny Becker. "This is all about conservation and recovery out here," Becker said last week at the ...

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