Saving the pygmy rabbit
Pictured is part of the most recent capture effort by the WDFW of pygmy rabbits. By capturing the rabbits and breeding them in captivity, biologists are hoping to preserve a base population of the rabbits.
Courtesy photo
The pygmy rabbit is the smallest rabbit in North America and is uniquely dependent on sagebrush.
There are about 100 to 130 pygmy rabbits in about six populations in the land area just north of Quincy.
COLUMBIA BASIN — The pygmy rabbit, native to the land just north of Quincy, is just one of a number of threatened and endangered species in Washington. However, these little rabbits are part of a bigger story.
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