Survival of the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit hinges on sagebrush
A pygmy rabbit near a winter burrow. They rely on the sagebrush burrows to stay warm in the wintertime.
COURTESY PHOTO/CARISSA TURNER/WASHINGTON DEPT. OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
EPHRATA — The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit was once prolific in the region, numbering in the thousands. But with agricultural development, its numbers have plummeted to around 100-150 fragmented populations. However, a dedicated group of people and organizations are working to preserve its habitat, primarily corridors of shrub cover, critical to their survival.
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