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A Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, photographed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit is an isolated population of pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) that is native only to a single Columbia Basin area of Washington state. [1] The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit is the smallest North American rabbit.
Researchers estimate fewer than 100 Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits are left in the wild, Lisette Waits, University of Idaho wildlife resources professor, told the Statesman.
The elevational range of pygmy rabbits in Nevada extends from 1,370–2,135 meters (4,495–7,005 ft) and in California from 1,520–1,615 meters (4,987–5,299 ft). [11] The last male purebred Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, found only in the Columbia Basin of Washington state, died 30 March 2006, at the Oregon Zoo in Portland.
The zoo manages a community science project to monitor the American pika [64] and was the first zoo in the world to successfully breed critically endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits [65] and Oregon silverspot butterflies. [66]
The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, listed as an endangered species in the United States, is endemic to the Columbia Basin. An active conservation and endangered species recovery program is under way with participation from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Nature ...
As of November 1, 2009, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed approximately 1,200 animals as endangered or threatened in North America.. Note: This list is intended only for species listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, not species listed as endangered by other countries or agencies such as the ...
Jun. 14—David Moskowitz hasn't been everywhere in the Columbia River basin, but it's got to be close. Moskowitz, a photographer who lives in the Methow Valley, spent the last four years ...
Dec. 5—CASHMERE — The Columbia Basin Project is making gradual progress toward completion with significant accomplishments for the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program and other milestones ...